THE SHEBABS OF YARMOUK

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Director: Axel Salvatori-Sinz
Producer: Magali Chirouze

2012 | 78 min
France | Syria
Language: Arabic
Subtitles: English

The Shebabs have made up a small group of boys & girls since they were teens. Now on the eve of adulthood, they have a genuine thirst for life and for absolute, while all being confronted to intricate situations. Between the need for freedom and sticking to the group, between longing for revolt and the prospect of a well-ordered life, choices are hard to make; even more so if you’re a Palestinian refugee in the camp of Yarmouk in Syria.

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FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Special Mention, SIMA 2014
Special Mention, Visions du Réel, Switzerland
RTP Award, Best Investigation Film, Doclisboa
First Film Prize, Festival Jean Rouch, France
Best Emerging Director, AL ARD Doc Film Festival
Audience Award, IBAFF
Special Jury Prize, Territoires en Images
Nominee, Doc Alliance Selection Award