Lebanon in Crisis

Nov 17, 2020

0h 53m

★ 5.7

Overview

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?

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

ARTE GEIE

CAPA

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Cast

Self - Social Media Activist

Hiba Dandachli

Self - Psychiatrist

Chawki Azoury

Self - Political Journalist

Albert Kostanian

Self - Political Scientist

Bertrand Badie

Self - Journalist

Gisèle Khoury

Self - Middle East Expert

Agnès Levallois

Self - Political Analyst

Michael Young

Self - UN Member

Lamia Moubayed-Bissat

Self - Writer

Amin Maalouf

Self - Historian

Stéphane Malsagne

Self - Pro-Hezbollah Journalist

Walid Charara

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Saad Hariri

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