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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/29877| Title: | The Soil and The Sea |
| Other Titles: | Bahr Wa Trab |
| Authors: | Rugo, D Khoury, E |
| Keywords: | Lebanon;war |
| Issue Date: | 19-Feb-2024 |
| Publisher: | Iterations Film (distributed by Curzon) |
| Citation: | The Soil and The Sea (2023) Directed by D. Rugo. [Feature film, 74 mins]. London: Iterations Film [Distributor: Curzon]. Available at: https://www.curzon.com/films/the-soil-and-the-sea/HO00005109/ [Curzon Home Cinema] (Accessed: 19 February 2024). |
| Abstract: | In Lebanon there are more than 100 untouched mass graves dating back from the Civil War, and thousands of families awaiting a missing relative or at least a bone to bury The Soil and the Sea unveils the violence lying beneath a garden, a school, a cafe, a hotel, and other unremarkable landscapes. As the camera interrogates these everyday spaces, voices fill them with erased stories. More than 30 years after the end of the war, families in Lebanon have been unable to find answers about the fate of their loved ones. However, the creation of a National Commission for the Disappeared in 2020 has injected new hope that these sites will be investigated and that remains will one day be returned to families awaiting a bone to bury. This documentary stands as the first record of these sites, threatened by neglect, real estate developments, and oblivion. |
| Description: | A Film by Daniele Rugo.
Produced by Carmen Hassoun Abou Jaoude and Daniele Rugo.
With an original text written and voiced by Elias Khoury. Production company: Iterations Film. The official website is at: https://www.soilandseafilm.com/ . The documentary has won awards listed by IMDb at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27433779/awards/?ref_=tt_awd . The documentary was originally released in Lebanon on 3 May 2023 and has won two awards (recorded on IMDb at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27433779/awards/?ref_=tt_awd). UK premiere details, free trailer & interview with Daniele Rugo: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Centres/Global-Lives/News-and-events/News/The-Soil-and-The-Sea-%E2%80%93-a-premiere-of-the-new-documentary-directed-by-Daniele-Rugo . Jade Turner's interview with Daniele Rugo is available at: https://www.curzon.com/journal/the-soil-and-the-sea-interview/ . |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/29877 |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Daniele Rugo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8606-9524 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Arts and Humanities Research Papers Film and Television |
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| FullText.pdf | The online documentary film is not available on this institutional repository. It is copyright © Curzon 2024. All Rights Reserved. The news item archived on this repository is copyright © Brunel University of London 2024. | 182.01 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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