Lebanon in a Whirlwind
1975•1h 15m•6.0•Released
Documentary
A few months after the incident of April 13, 1975, during which Palestinian civilians were machine-gunned by Phalangist militiamen, the toll is most tragic: six thousand dead, twenty thousand wounded, incessant kidnappings, a semi-destroyed capital. This film traces the origins of the Lebanese conflict, the perception of a society that goes to war while singing. A unique document on the Lebanese civil war. Beyond the religious war, the painting of a social and political reality that has not changed much, more than four decades later.
Director
Jocelyne Saab
Languages
Arabic, French
Studio
France•3
Cast
Jocelyne Saab
Self (uncredited)
Etel Adnan
Self
Production
Company
France•3
Producer
Jocelyne Saab
Producer
Jörg Stocklin
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