An intimate chronicle of the war that devastated South Lebanon, leaving behind scorched land and a wounded community struggling to rebuild and find a semblance of peace. The film captures the everyday lives of those caught in the storm. Through the voices of family, friends, and neighbours, it bears witness to loss, displacement, and the fragile efforts to heal, rebuild, and preserve dignity in the aftermath of destruction.
Abbas Fahdel
Born in Babylon (Iraq) in 1959, he is a Franco-Iraqi filmmaker and writer whose films have been selected and awarded at numerous international festivals. He holds a PhD in cinema from the Sorbonne and has devoted himself to filmmaking since 2002, creating works that blend fiction and documentary. He has shot three documentaries in Iraq, including the monumental ‘Homeland: Iraq Year Zero’ (2015), awarded at festivals around the world. Based in Lebanon since 2017, he has directed four feature films there: ‘Yara’(2018, Swiss Critics' Award for Best Actress at Locarno), ‘Bitter Bread’ (2019), ‘Tales of the Purple House’ (2022, Ecumenical Jury Prize at Locarno), and ‘Tales of the Wounded Land’ (2025, Best Director at Locarno). He also directed the fiction feature ‘Dawn of the World’ (2008) in Egypt and published his first novel, ‘Ce que le temps fait à la pierre’, in 2024.
