Shown: January 5, 2010 at 6pm
Director : Ari Folman
Country : Israel
Release Date : 1996
Duration : 90 mins
Language : Hebrew
Subtitles : Yes
As a 19-year-old infantry soldier in the 1982 war with Lebanon, Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman witnessed the Sabra and Shatila massacre, but realises that he has no memory of the event. In 2006, he seeks out others who were in Beirut at the time to discuss their memories, including a psychologist specializing in post-traumatic stress disorders and the first journalist to cover the massacre. The entire film is animated, excluding one short segment of news archive footage. The film is officially banned in Lebanon.
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