Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
Documentary
2001
56 min
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This heartfelt documentary from award-winning filmmaker Mai Masri explores the enduring friendship that evolves between two Palestinian girls—Mona, who was born and raised in the economically marginalized Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, and Manar, who lives in the Dheisha refugee camp under Israeli control. The two girls begin their friendship as penpals, sharing the similarities and differences of life in the two refugee camps. Mona and Manar are finally able to meet face-to-face at the Lebanese-Israeli border during Israel's withdrawal from South Lebanon. But when the second intifada suddenly erupts around them shortly thereafter, both girls must face heart-breaking changes in their lives.
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"This one is another pretty old documentary but I actually really liked it. It's about the Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon and their lives there, but one day they get an opportunity to write letters to the Palestinian kids in Israel and become friends with them. Not only that but the southern part of Lebanon became free and allowed Palestinians in Lebanon to go see their villages, it was really wholesome seeing the grandparents talk about their homes so fondly and giving their grandchildren a tour around the place. Moreover they got to travel to the border between Lebanon and Israel to see their family and other Palestinians on the other side, of course it was only for one day but that moment was a once in a lifetime experience and I thought it was really sweet ʕ´• ᴥ•̥`ʔ."
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