Lebanon in Crisis

Overview

The apocalyptic blast in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon, on August 4, 2020, exacerbates anger at those in power: protests cross religious boundaries as the Lebanese people curse corruption, nepotism, gross economic mismanagement and squandering of resources. How did the Land of Cedars, a country with so much to offer, allow itself to get into such a dire situation? And will it be able to bounce back?

Details

Cast

Hiba Dandachli

Self - Social Media Activist

Chawki Azoury

Self - Psychiatrist

Albert Kostanian

Self - Political Journalist

Bertrand Badie

Self - Political Scientist

Gisèle Khoury

Self - Journalist

Agnès Levallois

Self - Middle East Expert

Michael Young

Self - Political Analyst

Lamia Moubayed-Bissat

Self - UN Member

Amin Maalouf

Self - Writer

Stéphane Malsagne

Self - Historian

Walid Charara

Self - Pro-Hezbollah Journalist

Saad Hariri

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Yasser Arafat

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Hafez al-Assad

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Hassan Nasrallah

Self - Hezbollah Leader (archive footage)

Bashar Hafez al-Assad

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Rafic Hariri

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Jacques Chirac

Self - Politician (archive footage)