In the Shadow of Beirut
The Sabra and Shatila quarters are part of the Lebanese capital Beirut, which was rocked by a violent explosion in 2020, plunging Lebanon into the worst economic crisis in its history. In the poor districts, once provisionally built for Palestinian refugees, the residents live at a subsistence level without papers, without civil rights, without prospects. The documentary weaves the stories of the three families Kujeyje, Daher, Abeed and that of the young father Aboodi Ziani into a searing portrait of life in a city on the brink. The filmmakers accompanied their protagonists over a four-year period between 2018 and 2022 and show how the poorest of the poor firsthand felt the consequences of the gigantic port explosion, Lebanon's historic economic crisis, the corona pandemic and the ever-growing refugee quota. But unmistakable qualities like resilience and hope allow them to survive.
Year: 2023
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Cyprus Avenue Films, Real Films, Beetz Brothers Film Production, Abbout Productions, ZDF, ARTE, HiddenLight Productions, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Rialtas na hÉireann (Government of Ireland)
Director: Garry Keane, Stephen Gerard Kelly
Cast:
Crew: Garry Keane (Writer), Stephen Gerard Kelly (Writer), Stephen Gerard Kelly (Director of Photography), Garry Keane (Sound), Stephen Gerard Kelly (Sound), Iseult Howlett (Editor)
Runtime: 92 minutes
Release: Jun 01, 2023
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Germany, Ireland, Lebanon, United Kingdom
Language: العربية, English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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