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.
Overview
"The Insult" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2017, produced in Lebanon and France, directed by Ziad Doueiri. Its leading performers include Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Rita Hayek and Julia Kassar. Ziad Doueiri's film about a dispute between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee that becomes a trial exposing the wounds of the Lebanese civil war; the first Lebanese film nominated for an Oscar. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
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· Emigration to the West — hope or pain (the brain drain)· Integration and identity (al-indimaj wa-l-huwiyya)· Reconciliation of hearts (al-mu'allafa qulubuhum)· The Arabs and their peoples before Islam· Dhimma (the covenant of protection)· Conquest by treaty (sulh)· Hijra (migration for the sake of religion)
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. Last updated 2026-10-17.