BEIRUT Trailer Premiere Witness the first BEIRUT trailer! The film, directed by Brad Anderson (Happy Accidents, The Call), stars Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris, and Shea Whigham. BEIRUT will be released in theaters on April 11. A U.S. diplomat (Jon Hamm) flees Lebanon in 1972 after a tragic incident at his home. Ten years later, he is called back to war-torn Beirut by a CIA operative (Rosamund Pike) to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.