Quneitra, the capital of the occupied Golan Heights that was destroyed in 1974 by the Israelis, is the symbol of a continuing conflict. The maker travelled with the Syrian director Mohammad Malas through the streets of this town that he did not know before the war and remembers his own youth.
Also in this combined programme
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Comment t’expliquer, mère?
Psychological war drama in Beirut, in the form of a letter on cassette tape from a sniper to his mother. -
Bocamina
Beautifully photographed, poetic fiction film that takes the viewer to the derelict old mining industry on the south coast of Spain. -
The Dead Weight of a Quarrel Hangs
Subjective but no less relevant thoughts about the possibilities and the limitations of writing a history of the Lebanese wars (1975-1991).
Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 1998
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2000
- Length
- 18'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
