The Insult
Sep 14 2017
•2h 52m
•Drama, Crime
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
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Adel Karam
Tony Hanna
Kamel El Basha
Yasser Abdallah Salameh
Diamand Abou Abboud
Rita Hayek
Shirine Hanna
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