The Lebanese Rocket Society
- Director: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
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- Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival
Synopsis: Lebanon's brief flirtation with space travel in the 1960s becomes a poignant metaphor for the Arab world's utopian dreams in this riveting documentary. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]
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Indiewire Reviews
TIFF Capsule Review: 'The Lebanese Rocket Society'
Before the United States went to the moon, Lebanon had a space program. OK, what’s the punchline? This prodigiously researched film reminds you that the most improbable documentaries are often inspired by facts that you can’t make up.
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