Our Heedless Wars (1995): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1995, Our Heedless Wars is a documentary film directed by Randa Chahal Sabbag, running about 61 minutes.

What it’s about. September 1994, Beirut : the systematic reconstruction of the city is beginning. The civil war, which began in 1975, has been over for two years. Randa Chahal Sabbag, a Lebanese film-maker whose family was politically and military involved in the conflict, gives a very personal view of these seventeen years of war. She uses archives, family videos and 16 mm films made between 1975 and 1994. The film features interviews with her mother in Tripoli, her sister in Paris and her brother in Beirut. She pays tribute to the memory of her father, who died during the war, and returns to the ruins of a city, the reconstruction of which marks the disappearance of a part of her life.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, Our Heedless Wars sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Our Heedless Wars page.

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