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A World Not Ours

- Fleifel / GB, LB, AE, DK, 2012 / 93 min.

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A World Not Ours (Mahdi Fleifel, 2012, 93')

An intimate and humoristic portrait of three generations of Palestinian refugees in Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp in South Lebanon, where Danish filmmaker Mahdi Fleifelgrew up himself.

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Director

- Fleifel

Production year

2012

Country

GB, LB, AE, DK

Original title

A World Not Ours

Length

93 min.

Language

Arabic, English

Subtitles

ENG

Format

DCP

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