The War of 33 is an intimate, personal and powerful telling of the story of the 2006 war in Lebanon. A series of letters written by Hanady Salman - a mother living through the war in Beirut - carve a narrative arc through the intense and haunting images of conflict. She tells the stories of her family and the people she lives the war with - the refugees, the wounded, and the everyday Lebanese, struggling to maintain their sanity and their humanity during a time of war. The War of 33 is more than a document of a particular historical experience. What emerges is a universal story - a complex picture of love, pain, resistance and survival in the face of uncertainty and violence.
Learning Questions
1. What factors led to the 2006 war in Lebanon?
2. What does the “War of 33” refer to?
3. Who is Hanady Salman?
4. Describe the mood of the film. In what way is this feeling evoked?
5. Why do you think the filmmaker made this film?
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