Lвђ™insulte (el Insulto) ●
: Yasser attempts to fix an illegal pipe on Tony’s balcony. Tony, harboring intense prejudice against Palestinians, reacts with hostility and eventually hurls a verbal insult at Yasser.
: Kamel El Basha won the prestigious Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance as Yasser.
: Yasser responds with a punch, breaking Tony’s ribs. What should have been a minor neighborhood squabble spirals into a highly publicized courtroom battle. L’insulte (El insulto)
: Tony’s veteran lawyer who uses grandstanding and controversial historical revelations to defend his client.
: The film highlights how the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) continues to influence daily interactions and political identities in Lebanon. : Yasser attempts to fix an illegal pipe on Tony’s balcony
: Explores how a single "trivial" comment can carry the weight of decades of ignored history and collective trauma.
(English title: The Insult ; Arabic: Qadiya Raqm 23 ) is a critically acclaimed 2017 Lebanese legal drama directed by Ziad Doueiri . The film serves as a powerful examination of how personal ego and deep-seated historical trauma can escalate a trivial dispute into a national crisis. Core Premise & Plot : Yasser responds with a punch, breaking Tony’s ribs
Set in modern-day Beirut, the story begins when (Adel Karam), a Lebanese Christian mechanic, and Yasser Abdallah Salameh (Kamel El Basha), a Palestinian Muslim construction foreman, clash over a faulty drainpipe.