Beirut: The Last Home Movie
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Beirut: The Last Home Movie is a documentary film that follows the life of Gaby Bustros and her family who live in in a 200-year old mansion in Beirut during the war in Lebanon. The Bustros family, one of the noble families of Beirut, remains in their ancestral home despite the endless war that surrounds them.[1] Beirut: The Last Home Movie is cinema verité at its best, exposing a personal response to a global event. [2]
[edit] Awards
- Sundance FF - Best Documentary and Cinematography
- Soc. Civile des Aut. - Multimedia Best Screenplay
- Women & Cinema Argentina - Press Award
- Golden Eagle Award - C.I.N.E.
- San Francisco Film Festival - Golden Gate Award
- Cinema du Reel - Grand Prix
[edit] Festivals
- Berlin Film Festival
- London Film Festival
- Frontline Special on PBS
- INPUT, The International Television Conference
