Sleepless Nights

A triumph of political art, journalism and confrontational cinema, set in the aftermath of the Lebanese Civil War.

Director: Eliane Raheb

Runtime: 2:08

In-person: director Eliane Raheb & writer/producer Nizar Hassan

Fest Year: 2013

A man responsible for countless deaths meets the mother of one of his victims nearly 30 years after the killing. He, a high-ranking intelligence officer during Lebanon’s Civil War, is off scot-free thanks to a nationwide pardon, and she is stil