The Insult (2017)

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Words change everything.

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.

• Released: 2017-09-14
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 492 votes

Directed by Ziad Doueiri.

Top cast

• Adel Karam as Tony Hanna
• Kamel El Basha as Yasser Abdallah Salameh
• Diamand Abou Abboud as Nadine Wehbe
• Rita Hayek as Shirine Hanna
• Christine Choueiri as Manal Salameh
• Talal Jurdi as Talal
• Camille Salameh as Wajdi Wehbe
• Julia Kassar as Judge Colette Mansour
• Rifaat Torbey as Samir Geagea
• Carlos Chahine as Judge Chahine

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Insult

• United States: stream on Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
• Canada: rent on CosmoGo; buy on CosmoGo
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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