1982 · drama · war · political
Little Wars
Directed by Maroun Bagdadi1h 48m1982
Beirut resident Soraya is drawn to two men: daredevil photographer Nabil and Talal, who must embrace his feudal heritage when his father is kidnapped.
Our read: Little Wars (1982) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · war · political entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, extreme drama / war, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
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