The Birds Have Left Beirut

DIRECTOR

Khalil Dreyfus Zaarour

RUN TIME

15 minutes

LANGUAGE

Arabic

YEAR

2022

Country

Lebanon

Genre

Beirut Blast, Documentary, Short

Cast

Rodolphe Zaarour

English Subtitles

Yes

Classification

Exempt from classification. Children under 15 should be accompanied by an adult.

Synopsis

In this poignant short documentary we hear about the life of a 40-year-old mother named Zeina, her9-year-old son Oliver, and her 43-year-old husband Rodolphe as their serene rhythm of daily life in Beirut is abruptly disrupted by the cataclysmic events of August 4, 2022 – the third most powerful explosion in history.

SCREENING

Shorts Program

Saturday, 19 August – 10.00am – The Bankstown Arts Centre

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