Synopsis: In 1975, a group of young Lebanese men joined the Palestinian organization “Fateh”. Known as the “Student Brigade”, they participated in the Lebanese Civil War. Some of them were killed, others left the country. Following the Israeli invasion in 1982, Palestinian armed forces left Lebanon. The “Student Brigade” dissoluted and the young Lebanese fighters have now become old nursing their solitude with alcohol, poetry, and songs.
Mohamed Soueid is a Lebanese writer, director and producer. Born in Beirut 1959. He is currently the Head of Documentary department at Al Arabiya News Channel. As a director, he has directed several films, including: •The Insomnia Of A Serial Dreamer (Documentary essay, 2020) • As Far As Yearning (Documentary essay co-directed with Ghassan Salhab, 24’, 2018) •Hanging Dates Under Aleppo’s Citadel (Documentary, 90’, Al Arabiya TV, 2013) •A Spell of Absence (Documentary, 90’, Al Arabiya TV, 2011) •How Bitter My Sweet (Documentary, 90’, Al Arabiya TV, 2009) •My Heart Beats Only For Her (Documentary, 87’, Al Arabiya TV, 2008) •The Sky Is Not Always Above (Documentary, 95’, Al-Arabiya TV, 2007) •Civil War Documentary, 84 minutes, DV, Lebanon, 2002) •Nightfall (Documentary, 68’, Lebanon, 2000) •Tango of Yearning (Documentary, 70’, Lebanon, 1998. Winner of the Best Documentary Director Prize at Beirut International Film Festival in Beirut 2000) In addition to the above mentioned titles, Mohamed Soueid wrote 3 books: Postponed Cinema - Lebanese Films During the Civil War (1986); O Heart - A Film Autobiography on the Late Movie Theatres of Old Beirut, (1996) and Cabaret Souad (2004).
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