Scene from the film Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege
Scene from the film Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege
Scene from the film Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege
Scene from the film Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege
Scene from the film Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege
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Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege

Direction
Year 
2021
Country
  • Lebanon
  • France
  • Qatar
Runtime
89min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

The district of Yarmouk (Damascus, Syria) sheltered the biggest Palestinian refugee camp in the world from 1957 to 2018. When the Syrian revolution broke out, the regime of Bashar Al-Assad saw Yarmouk as a refuge of rebels and resistance and set up a siege from 2013 on. Gradually deprived of food, medicine and electricity, Yarmouk was cut off from the rest of the world. Abdallah Al-Khatib was born in Yarmouk and lived there until his expulsion by Daesh in 2015. Between 2011 and 2015, he and his friends documented the daily life of the besieged inhabitants, who decided to face bombing, displacement and hunger with rallying, study, music, love and joy.

Details

  • Original Title
    Little Palestine, journal d'un siège
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Abdallah Al-Khatib
  • Editing
    Qutaiba Barhamji
  • Sound
    Pierre Armand
  • Runtime
    89 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    • Lebanon
    • France
    • Qatar
  • Format
    • Colour
  • Festivals
    • ACID Cannes, 2021
    • Dokufest, 2021
    • Vancouver International Film Festival, 2021
    • Filmfest Hamburg, 2021
    • BFI London, 2021
    • Yamagata IDFF, 2021
    • Taiwan‌ ‌International‌ ‌Documentary‌ ‌Festival‌, 2022
    • RAI Film Festival, 2023
    • Faito Doc Festival, 2024
  • Awards
    • Interreligious Award – Visions du Réel 2021
    • Coup de Coeur des Jeunes Acid – France Culture Award, Cannes 2022
    • Best Film at Documentary Competition at IFFI – International Film Festival Innsbruck 2021
    • Bader Best Feature Film Award – Ajyal Film Festival 2021

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