Msaytbeh, the Elevated Place.

Original title: المصيطبة، المكان المرتفع

After a twenty year absence, Rawane Nassif returns home in Msaytbeh, Beirut. Msaytbeh, (from the word Mastaba, the elevated place) was home to a loving and diverse neighbourhood of secular leftists. Upon her return, Rawane realises that the life and community she left behind has drastically changed.

Documentary

المصيطبة، المكان المرتفع

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Rawane Nassif
Rawane Nassif
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