1958 (2009)
• February 16th, 2009 • 1h 4min
Documentary
Overview
In 1958, in Senegal, land of emigration, Zahia Salhab gave birth to her first child Ghassan. During the same period, Lebanon, their homeland, is driven into a significant local conflict, a preamble to the next civil war.
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