Love and chaos are intertwined in a Beirut which is trying pull itself back up post defeat in the Arab Israeli war. Young wannabe revolutionaries find themselves frustrated, neutral sideliners become frustrated, lovers frustrated with one another, all hope fades away. We only see peace in the mesmerising scenes of two mad hatters who have the remarkable ability of going where the wind blows. Perhaps fighting the wind is not worth it any longer. The revolutionary days of the Arabs are over. The American company will build where it wants, the businessmen will make profit at any cost and the working people must sit and endure these endless cycles of pre revolutionary excitement and post revolutionary despair.
This film is remarkable in making you empathise with the most flawed and unamiable characters. The abrupt editing style does not take you out of the film a single bit, but only makes you feel the forever ongoing nature of these struggles the Lebanese people face. This film is timeless, despite the terrible fashion of the 70s ;)