Face à la mer (1993)
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 4M
Director : Raymond Depardon
Sinopse
Raymond Depardon had photographed the city of Beirut before it was destroyed and rebuilt. He films a long take of his photographs, like a circular panorama, producing a videoclip for the song "Face à la mer" by french rock band Les Negresses Vertes.
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?
Aos doze anos, Zain carrega uma série de responsabilidades: é ele quem cuida de seus irmãos no cortiço em que vive junto com os pais, que estão sempre ausentes graças ao trabalho em uma mercearia. Quando sua irmã de onze é forçada a se casar com um homem mais velho, o menino fica extremamente revoltado e decide deixar a família. Ele passa a viver nas ruas junto aos refugiados e outras crianças que, diferentemente dele, não chegaram lá por conta própria. Sobrevive graças à sua esperteza nas ruas, cuida da refugiada etíope Rahil e seu bebê Yonas. É preso por um crime violento e, enquanto cumpria uma pena de cinco anos, ele processa seus pais por negligência.
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