Beirut(2018)

Skiles must navigate a complex web of interests involving the CIA, the PLO, and Israeli intelligence while confronting his own past trauma and the now-adult Karim (Idir Chender), who is central to the kidnapping. 2. Core Cast and Characters

Ten years later, Skiles is a struggling alcoholic working as a labor arbitrator in New England. He is recruited by the U.S. government to return to a war-torn Beirut to negotiate the release of his former colleague and friend, Cal Riley (Mark Pellegrino), who has been kidnapped by a militia group. Beirut(2018)

A CIA field officer working undercover as a cultural attaché who assists Skiles. Skiles must navigate a complex web of interests

A colonel from the National Security Council. 3. Key Themes and Reception Beirut (2018) Cal Riley (Mark Pellegrino)