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Since the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza in 1967, more than 850,000 Palestinians and Arabs have been detained in Israeli prisons. The Israeli occupation of south Lebanon, lasted 22 years. 9,000 men and women were held and tortured in the Israeli detention centers of Ansar and Khiam. A large number of released detainees suffer from chronic or dangerous ailments, as a result of torture and mistreatment. Two generations of Palestinian pioneering women. Through the ex-prisoner Kifah Afifi, and her experience in Khiam Prison in South Lebanon, we discover the famous poet Fadwa Tukan, her experience in the prison of her family and Samiha Khalil who incessantly fought for justice, peace and human rights. The crimes committed in Khiam are among the most serious violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law. In brief, they are war crimes. Amnesty International

Egypt - 2004 - 58 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Jean Chamoun Script Jean Chamoun Camera Fouad Sleiman, Hussein Nassar Sound Mouhab Chanesaz Editing Michèle Tyan Music Toufic Farroukh

Production Misr International Films-Youssef Chahine & Co, 35, rue Champollion, Le Caire, Egypte Tél : +20 2578 5362 Fax : +20 2578 8033 E-mail : mifl@starnet.com.eg Co-Production Les Fils Chafic Fathallah, Ognon Pictures, Zentropa Productions

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