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2019102 minPG-13documentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Social Justice Conflict

The Sea Between Us

2019102 minPG-13documentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Two women from different religious backgrounds confront the lasting impact of Lebanon's fifteen-year civil war in a divided Beirut.

Social Justice Conflict

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Two women from different religious backgrounds confront the lasting impact of Lebanon's fifteen-year civil war in a divided Beirut.

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Marlene Edoyandirector

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Bruno Pucellacast

Erika Angellcast

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Hayat and Wafaa navigate the streets of Beirut, a city still tense more than 25 years after Lebanon's civil war ended. Filmmaker Marlene Edoyan follows these two women from different religious backgrounds as they confront the political factions that shape their lives, including Hezbollah and the Phalange. The film captures their experiences and questions the possibility of reconciliation in a society marked by division and a traumatic past.

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