People hold on to the memory of their cities, and vice versa. Post-war, modern Beirut and its people have lost its anchors in an oblivious relationship. Vacant luxury stores and overpriced, unoccupied apartments have made the rebuilt city a costly monument of vanity, commodified heritage, and social-delusion.
![Old bearded man looking wise in a study](https://www.lff.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BARAKAT-Still-01_1920px.jpg)
![manaquin with a sun hat on](https://www.lff.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BARAKAT-Still-02_1920px.jpg)
![city skape](https://www.lff.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BARAKAT-Still-04-1920px.jpg)
![man staring back at protagonist](https://www.lff.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BARAKAT-Still-03_1920px.jpg)
Country
Lebanon
Genre
Drama, Short
Cast
Mounir Maasri, Camile Salameh, Rudy Ghafari
English Subtitles
Yes
Classification
Restricted to persons aged 15 and over unless accompanied by an adult