Beirut 1990 - Snapshots of a Civil WarThe travel diary of two brothers to a land at war. 1990, off to join an aunt working for a relief organization, young Frenchmen Sylvain and Bruno Ricard come to discover the ins and outs of everyday life in Lebanon’s war-torn capital. More than a decade later, the brothers recount their experiences with the help of artist Christophe Gaultier, as inspired by the real life pictures taken by the siblings on their journey of discovery. |
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ABOU AKAK LINE ALAWITES ALLELUJAH AMINE GEMAYEL AOUN AOUN'S ARAK ASSAD BACHAR BACK TO BEIRUT BANG BEKAA PLAIN bombs BRUNO RICARD CHOLERA CHOUF CHRISTIAN MILITIA CHRISTOPHE GAULTIER COUNTRY COUNTRY'S DAILY DEUXIÈME BUREAU DISARM DOMINIQUE DRUZE East Beirut ELIAS HRAOUI EVERYWHERE FEDAYEEN FRENCH RADIO front FRUITCAKE FUCK GIFT GRATI GRATTE HAFEZ HELLO HEZBOLLAH HOME HOSPITAL HUMANOIDS ISRAELIS JIEH JOY OF CHRIST Kidnappings of foreigners LARNACA LEADING FRENCH LEAVING Lebanese forces LEBANESE MILITIA LEBANON LEFT LETTER live LOOK Maxime MICHEL BLANC never NIGHT NORTH OF BEIRUT October 13th OKAY OUZAI PALESTINIANS PARIS PAX SYRIANA peace photo PILLAGING POISSY Red Cross RIGHT SAÏDA SAMIR GEAGEA SEEMS SEPTEMBER 16TH SHIT SNAPSHOT soldiers Soun's southern suburbs STAY STREETS SYLVAIN AND BRUNO SYLVAIN RICARD Syrian army SYRIAN INVASION Taef government TALKING THANK THERE'S THÉRÈSE THINK TOMORROW TRIPOLI VACCINATION WALID JOUMBLATT West WHAT'S YEAH YOUSSEF ZONE