In the Shadow of Beirut

Hanan (10) carries her brother Hamudi and a candle outside her home in Sabra.

Sunlight filters through flags and smoke in a Shatila alleyway.

Hanan (9) enjoys a simple breakfast of oven fired bread with her mother in their home. Nationwide protests against government corruption, a currency that has lost 80% of its value in under a year, the COVID pandemic and a massive port explosion, has meant that Lebanon’s most vulnerable people endure worsening hardships.

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‘In the Shadow of Beirut’ weaves these four compelling storylines together in a searing portrait of a people and a city struggling to survive amidst some of the most difficult living conditions imaginable.

In the Shadow of Beirut

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2025 FILMS

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