The Insult
الإهانة
Ziad Doueiri's film about a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee whose dispute becomes a national trial reopening civil-war wounds — Lebanon's first Oscar nominee.
At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbofficialelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Civil wars and revoltsRefugees, migrants and diasporaPeace-making and coexistence
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2017 CE · 1438 AH†
- Countries
- LB · FR
- Languages
- ar (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- قضية رقم ٢٣L'InsulteThe Insult
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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Connections
- Features
- Adel Karam· Kamel El Basha· Rita Hayek· Julia Kassar
- Directed by
- Ziad Doueiri
- Written by
- Ziad Doueiri
People and things also explored
Hasan ibn Ali· Reconciliation of hearts (al-mu'allafa qulubuhum)· The Arabs and their peoples before Islam· Dhimma (the covenant of protection)· Conquest by treaty (sulh)· Judaism in Arabia before Islam· The emigrants to Abyssinia· دخول أبي مسلم مرو وانقضاض شيعته على مضر
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Insult”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-insulat-2017/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.