Batata

At a glance

Batata, is a 2022 Lebanese movie, directed by Noura Kevorkian. with a runtime of 126 minutes.

Overview

Batata is a Lebanese-Syrian documentary directed by Noura Kevorkian, filmed over an extraordinary decade following Maria and her community of Syrian migrant workers in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Beginning in 2012 as the Syrian civil war sparked the largest forced displacement crisis of our era, the film captures the lives of workers who find themselves unable to return to their hometown of Raqqa, Syria. With unrelenting commitment and a keen observational eye, Kevorkian documents an entire decade of marriages, births, and deaths — a profound testament to the resilience of women who put family and community above all else.

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