Lyd

Aug 20, 2023 | IMDB 0

78 min Watch Now

Documentary, Science Fiction

A sci-fi documentary that follows the rise and fall of Lyd — a 5,000-year-old metropolis that was once a bustling Palestinian town until it was conquered when the State of Israel was established in 1948. As the film unfolds, a chorus of characters creates a tapestry of the Palestinian experience of this city and the trauma left by the massacre and expulsion.

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Maisa Abd Elhadi, Eissa Fanous, Jihad Baba, Anan Tarteer, Mahassen Tarteer, Orwa Switat, Maha Nakib, Manar Meme, Yair Revivo

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