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Whispers

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How it feels

A poet and a photographer travel through Lebanon during its civil war. The film documents what they see and feel.

contemplativemelancholicobservationalpoeticintimatesombervisualreflective

What happens

Whispers (French: Murmures; Arabic: همسات) is a 1980 Lebanese documentary film directed by Maroun Bagdadi. The film follows poet Nadia Tueni and photographer Nabil Ismail as they journey through war torn Lebanon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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