Lebanon in a Whirlwind

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Lebanon in a Whirlwind

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.

Original Title

Le Liban dans la tourmente

Release Date

1975-07-01

Year

1975

Duration

1h 15m

Status

Released

Score

5.00

Production

#palestine#lebanese-civil-war#lebanon

Cast

Jocelyne Saab

Jocelyne Saab

Self (uncredited)

Etel Adnan

Etel Adnan