A World Not Ours
An intimate, and often humorous, portrait of three generations of exile in the refugee camp of Ein el-Helweh, in southern Lebanon. Based on a wealth of personal recordings, family archives, and historical footage, the film is a sensitive, and illuminating study of belonging, friendship, and family in the lives of those for whom dispossession is the norm, and yearning their daily lives.
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A World Not Ours
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 21, 2014
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
80%
Original Title
عالم ليس لنا
Production Companies
Nakba FilmWorks, Screen Institute Beirut, SANAD
Director
Mahdi Fleifel
Description
An intimate, and often humorous, portrait of three generations of exile in the refugee camp of Ein el-Helweh, in southern Lebanon. Based on a wealth of personal recordings, family archives, and historical footage, the film is a sensitive, and illuminating study of belonging, friendship, and family in the lives of those for whom dispossession is the norm, and yearning their daily lives.
