Publications
Partners
Mad Men’s handsome leading man, John Hamm, turns his talent to espionage in the action flick, Beirut. It is billed as an old-fashioned political thriller with Hamm’s character being brought back into the spy fold to rescue a friend who has been kidnapped.
The film also stars Rosamund Pike, who recently starred in 7 Days In Entebbe and last year’s A United Kingdom.
In 1972 Beirut, American diplomat Mason Skiles (Hamm) hosts a cocktail party accompanied by his wife and Karim, the 13-year old Lebanese orphan (Yoau Saian Rosenberg) whom they hope to adopt.
The festivities are disrupted when Mason’s best friend, CIA Agent Cal Riley (Mark Pellegrino) arrives with startling information about Karim. Seconds later, terrorists attack the party with tragic results.
Ten years later, Mason, now an alcoholic working as a mediator for labour disputes in Boston, gets approached by a stranger in a bar, who hands him a passport, cash and a plane ticket along with an urgent invitation from mutual “friends” that he travel to Beirut.
As a mid-week treat, City Press is offering 20 pairs of double tickets to our online Gauteng-based readers to attend a screening of Beirut on Thursday May 10 at a VIP cinema in Joburg. The Nu Metro VIP cinema at Hyde Park is a real treat, boasting luxury seating, a lounge, a bar, and in-cinema dining. Popcorn and a drink will also be provided.
To be a winner tweet us (use #Beirut) or SMS us on 34217, using the keyword “Beirut”. Include your full name and the answer to this question: In which country is the film Beirut set?
Reluctantly, Mason arrives in Beirut only to find that the formerly picturesque city on the sea has become a violence-ridden warzone. Mason soon discovers the real reason he’s been called back.
The script is written by Tony Gilroy who fans of the genre will recognise as the pen behind The Bourne Identity and Michael Clayton.
