Origin: Belgium | Documentary | Director: Mathijs Poppe | 43 minutes

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Ours is a Country of Words

by Mathijs Poppe, documentary 43 min. Arabic with English subtitles; Belgium 2017

Filmed in Shatila Refugee Camp in Lebanon, the story begins at an undetermined moment in the future, when the dream of the Palestinian refugees to go back to Palestine becomes reality. The film balances on the thin line between fiction and documentary, between dream and reality. While the families are preparing for their fictional return, it slowly becomes clear that this dream is far removed from daily life in the camp. The actors’ words in articulating the dream of returning to the homeland provides a deeper understanding of what it means to live in exile.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFwxasXeqcM

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