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Children of Shatila
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CHILDREN OF SHATILA

طفال شاتيلا

Directed by Mai Masri
Lebanon, 1998
Documentary

Synopsis

Living in Beirut’s Palestinian Shatila refugee camp, two streetwise children, Farah and Issa, use their imagination and creativity to come to terms with the realities of growing up in a refugee camp that has survived massacre, siege, and starvation.

Synopsis

Living in Beirut’s Palestinian Shatila refugee camp, two streetwise children, Farah and Issa, use their imagination and creativity to come to terms with the realities of growing up in a refugee camp that has survived massacre, siege, and starvation.