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Batata

2022-01-20 ar 126m
Documentary
In March 2012, Syrian migrants began flooding many parts of the world, including the impoverished Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, searching for work and a temporary respite from the beginnings of civil unrest. Ten years and over six million refugees later, the ongoing displacement of Syrians remains the largest human-forced migration crisis of our times. Shot over an unparalleled decade, Lebanese-Syrian director Noura Kevorkian follows the plight of Maria and her community of Syrian migrant workers who, after toiling for decades in Lebanon's fertile Bekaa Valley, find themselves unable to return to their hometown of Raqqa, Syria. Unique among the numerous refugee stories to date, Batata showcases Kevorkian's keen eye and unrelenting commitment, capturing an entire decade of marriages, births and deaths. What is documented is not just the age-old conflict between Syria and Lebanon, but more importantly, the unbending spirit of a woman who puts family and community ahead of all else.

Sound

Rudy Michael

Editor

Noura Kevorkian

Cinematography

Noura Kevorkian

Writer

Noura Kevorkian

Sound

Ryan Birnberg

Producer

Noura Kevorkian

Status

Released

Countries

  • Canada
  • Lebanon

Companies

  • Musa Dagh
  • Six Island Productions
  • Saaren Films

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