The Lebanese Rocket Society

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The Lebanese Rocket Society, is a 2012 Lebanese movie, directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. with a runtime of 93 minutes.

Overview

The Lebanese Rocket Society is a riveting documentary uncovering a little-known chapter of Lebanese history: the country's brief but audacious foray into space exploration during the 1960s. Far more than a tale of engineering ambition, the film transforms Lebanon's fleeting flirtation with the cosmos into a poignant metaphor for the utopian dreams that once animated the Arab world — a moment of collective hope and possibility whose memory stands in sharp contrast to the region's subsequent turbulence.

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