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Status
Released
Release
2020
Runtime
53m
The apocalyptic blast in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon, on August 4, 2020, exacerbates anger at those in power: protests cross religious boundaries as the Lebanese people curse corruption, nepotism, gross economic mismanagement and squandering of resources. How did the Land of Cedars, a country with so much to offer, allow itself to get into such a dire situation? And will it be able to bounce back?
18 Cast Members
Hiba Dandachli
Self - Social Media Activist
Chawki Azoury
Self - Psychiatrist
Albert Kostanian
Self - Political Journalist
Bertrand Badie
Self - Political Scientist
Gisèle Khoury
Self - Journalist
Agnès Levallois
Self - Middle East Expert
Michael Young
Self - Political Analyst
Lamia Moubayed-Bissat
Self - UN Member
Amin Maalouf
Self - Writer
Stéphane Malsagne
Self - Historian
Walid Charara
Self - Pro-Hezbollah Journalist
Saad Hariri
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Yasser Arafat
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hafez al-Assad
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hassan Nasrallah
Self - Hezbollah Leader (archive footage)
Bashar Hafez al-Assad
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Rafic Hariri
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Jacques Chirac
Self - Politician (archive footage)
