Lebanon in Crisis

5.7

The apocalyptic blast in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon, on August 4, 2020, exacerbates anger at those in power: protests cross religious boundaries as the Lebanese people curse corruption, nepotism, gross economic mismanagement and squandering of resources. How did the Land of Cedars, a country with so much to offer, allow itself to get into such a dire situation? And will it be able to bounce back?

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Hiba Dandachli

Self - Social Media Activist

Chawki Azoury

Self - Psychiatrist

Albert Kostanian

Self - Political Journalist

Bertrand Badie

Self - Political Scientist

Gisèle Khoury

Self - Journalist

Agnès Levallois

Self - Middle East Expert

Michael Young

Self - Political Analyst

Lamia Moubayed-Bissat

Self - UN Member

Amin Maalouf

Self - Writer

Stéphane Malsagne

Self - Historian

Walid Charara

Self - Pro-Hezbollah Journalist

Saad Hariri

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Yasser Arafat

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Hafez al-Assad

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Hassan Nasrallah

Self - Hezbollah Leader (archive footage)

Bashar Hafez al-Assad

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Rafic Hariri

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Jacques Chirac

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Art

Sami Id-Bairouk

Graphic Designer

Camera

Cyril Thomas

Camera Operator

Christophe Astruc

Camera Operator

Mazen Hachem

Camera Operator

Harout Bajikian

Camera Operator

Crew

Karim Ouarti

Post Production Supervisor

Pauline Pinquier

Post Production Supervisor

Directing

Amal Mogaizel

Director

Editing

Production

Delphine Legoan

Production Secretary

Bertrand Rabbé

Researcher

Heike Lettau

Producer

Franck Duprat

Producer

Sound

Sylvain Menard

Sound Mixer

Lucas Napoleone

Original Music Composer

Art

Sami Id-Bairouk

Graphic Designer

Camera

Cyril Thomas

Camera Operator

Christophe Astruc

Camera Operator

Mazen Hachem

Camera Operator

Harout Bajikian

Camera Operator

Crew

Karim Ouarti

Post Production Supervisor

Pauline Pinquier

Post Production Supervisor

Directing

Amal Mogaizel

Director

Editing

Production

Delphine Legoan

Production Secretary

Bertrand Rabbé

Researcher

Heike Lettau

Producer

Franck Duprat

Producer

Sound

Sylvain Menard

Sound Mixer

Lucas Napoleone

Original Music Composer