Before the Massacre

1982 44 min

Overview

A BBC documentary about medical volunteers and their patients at the Gaza Hospital in West Beirut in the aftermath of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the siege and bombardment of West Beirut, home to the PLO and the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Chatila. The filming took place in the days immediately before the infamous Sabra-Chatila massacre, carried out by Lebanese Phalangist troops inside an area under Israeli military control.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

Arabic ar
English en

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Cast

Crew

Christopher Sykes

Director

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