When peace proves impossible, all means are justified to defend a political cause. From this situation emerges, on the border separating the Palestinian territories and the land they refuse to recognize as the State of Israel, a group of teenagers aged sixteen to twenty-two who train relentlessly in a secret underground base to become suicide […]
The Architect of Luxor
The architect and philosopher Olivier Sednaoui, disciple of Hassan Fathi, explains how he built his mud-brick house, which brings together the infinitely small and the infinitely huge, as the Egyptians did in the age of the Pharaohs. This form of harmony, largely forgotten by the end of this 20th century, is what Sednaoui is trying […]
Beirut, My City
In July 1982 the Israeli army laid siege to Beirut. Four years earlier Jocelyne Saab saw her 150-year-old childhood home go up in flames. She asked herself: when did all this begin? Every place becomes a historical site and every name a memory.
Iran, Utopia on the Move
The Iranian revolution leads to the Shah’s downfall and the installation of the Islamic Republic. Avoiding the more sensational elements of the news, this film questions Iranian society as a whole in an attempt to understand what this wave of change means for the Muslim world.
New Crusader in Orient
Portrait of a French mercenary working in Libya, hired by the Phalange to train the militias. War leaves its traces, and for some, who see death as part of the job, it’s a vocation.
Palestinian Women
Palestinian women, the often forgotten victims of the Israeli-Palestinian war, are here givern the space to express themselves.
Portrait of Gaddafi, The Man Coming From The Desert
A detailed portrait of a young head of state and admirer of Nasser during the first days of the construction of a modern state in Libya.