The film, “The Insult,” was nominated on Tuesday for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category, making it the first Lebanese movie to be considered for Hollywood’s top award. Directed by Ziad Doueiri, the movie is about a petty plumbing dispute between a Lebanese Christian man and a Palestinian refugee that escalates dramatically. The movie stars Lebanon’s Adel Karam and Palestinian actor Kamel El Basha, whose role in the film earned him the award for best male actor at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. Reacting to the nomination, Doueiri said: "Its such great news for us and for Lebanon. Its been a very, very long and difficult road to get where we are. ... It says that in spite of all these things, there is a hope of reconciliation." "Making films means crossing borders," he added. He said he hoped "The Insult" would show a different side of the Middle East, a region often associated with violence and turmoil. "It says that in spite of all these things, there is a hope of reconciliation," the director told The Associated Press. The Academy Awards will be held in the US on March 4.