CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 0h 50m

Kidnapped

DocumentaryWar

“Al Makhtufun” won the 1998 Best Short Documentary Film Award at the Mediterranean Film Festival for highlighting the issue of abducted Lebanese. The film raises two major issues: The abductee’s physical absence and his spiritual presence among his family members, and the parents silently wishing his return. The documentary looks at documents kept by Wadad, a mother who decides to step outside her comfort zone and share her papers and forms when other parents would not.

Directed byBahij Hojeij

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Released
Runtime
0h 50m
Language
AR
Released
April 13, 1998

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