Entire villages were evacuated and destroyed. When reconciliation was officially declared in 1994, Christians were allowed to return to their villages. In the village of Aïn al-Halazoun, only one man decided to return to his village for good. Each story in this film provides a glimpse of the history of Lebanon and the situation of a country half-way between forgetting and remembering. The film addresses the consequences of war and the attempt to accept painful memories as part of one’s life.
Documentary, Independent
1h 25min
16+
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The merciless fighting between militias in the region around Mount Lebanon ended in reprisals against civilians.
Entire villages were evacuated and destroyed. When reconciliation was officially declared in 1994, Christians were allowed to return to their villages. In the village of Aïn al-Halazoun, only one man decided to return to his village for good.
Each story in this film provides a glimpse of the history of Lebanon and the situation of a country half-way between forgetting and remembering. The film addresses the consequences of war and the attempt to accept painful memories as part of one’s life.