Mohamad Chamas

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Mohamad Chamas is a Lebanese actor. In 1998 he was living in an orphanage, [1] and had no acting experience, when director Ziad Doueiri cast him in a leading role in the critically acclaimed film West Beirut . [2] He has been described as having "the explosiveness of James Cagney". [3]

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Filmography

YearFilm
1998 Omar in West Beyrouth
2003 Abid in Blind Flight

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References

  1. Nesselson, Lisa (1998-06-01). "West Beirut". Variety . Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  2. Stack, Peter (1999-11-05). "Courting Danger in Beirut". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  3. "FROM JOYRIDE TO JOURNEY IN 'WEST BEIRUT,' YOUTH LEARNS WAR IS ANYTHING BUT CIVIL". The Philadelphia Inquirer . 1999-10-08. Retrieved 2008-03-09.