The War of Lebanon

At a glance

The War of Lebanon, is a 2000 Lebanese series, directed by Omar Al-Issawi, and starring Bassam Abou-Sharif, Michel Aoun, Karim Barkadouni. running for 1 season.

Overview

The War of Lebanon is a landmark documentary series chronicling the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) across fifteen in-depth episodes. The result of two years of production and an investment of several hundred thousand dollars, the project draws on over 150 hours of filmed interviews with Lebanese, Arab, Israeli, American, and European politicians, military commanders, militia leaders, and civilian survivors. Grounded in rare archival footage and historical records, the opening episodes establish the deep-rooted causes of the fifteen-year conflict before the series follows its devastating course through to the 1990 peace.

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