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The Lebanese Rocket Society (2012)

The Lebanese Rocket Society poster
Directed by
Khalil Joreige, Joana Hadjithomas
Genre
documentary film
Country
Lebanon, France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary looks back at a 1960s Lebanese space program that launched amateur rockets. It explores the scientists and their ambitions as well as why the project ended.

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What happens

The Lebanese Rocket Society is a 2012 Franco - Lebanese documentary film directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige and released theatrically on 1 May 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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