Lebanon Civil War Documentary ‘Green Line,’ Competing at Locarno, Acquired by MAD World (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor MAD World has acquired global rights to Sylvie Ballyot‘s Lebanon Civil War documentary feature “Green Line,” which will be competing for the Golden Leopard in the main competition of the Locarno Film Festival. “Green Line,” co-written by Ballyot and Fida Bizri, uses miniature sets of Beirut and figurines to reconstruct Bizri’s turbulent upbringing during the Lebanese Civil War, which took place between 1975 and 1990.
With the help of these models, Bizri confronts the ex-militiamen who operated during her 1980s childhood in West Beirut — the same militiamen who claimed to protect her but who actually frightened her so much.
She then embarks on meeting those who operated in East Beirut, and who scared her just as much, being on the enemy side. These judgement-free encounters on both sides open the door for a universal vision of war.
Ballyot and producer Céline Loiseau said: “Children raised amidst a war often find it hard to cope with the past, which often affects their future.
Read more on variety.com