Panoptic

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Panoptic, is a 2017 Lebanese movie, directed by Rana Eid. with a runtime of 79 minutes.

Overview

Panoptic is a Lebanese documentary directed by Rana Eid that examines the deep contradictions at the heart of modern Lebanon — a nation reaching toward progress while tethered to the unresolved legacies of conflict and division. Through a distinctive audiovisual language that moves through iconic monuments, hidden spaces, and the ambient sounds of Beirut, Eid crafts a personal and political meditation on her country's schizophrenic identity. Part essay film, part self-reckoning, Panoptic probes questions of collective memory, national trauma, and what it means to live in a place permanently suspended between aspiration and collapse.

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