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Released
1974 · FILM

They Do Not Exist

Directed by
Runtime
25 min
Language
AR
DocumentaryWar

Synopsis

Shot under extraordinary conditions, the director—known for collaborating with Godard on *Ici et Ailleurs* (*Here and Elsewhere*), a film made using the same 16mm camera, and for founding the PLO's film division—documents life in Lebanon's refugee camps, the impact of Israeli bombardments, and the daily routines of guerrillas in training camps. *They Do Not Exist* is a stylistically distinctive film that emerges at the intersection of politics and aesthetics.

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Principal cast & crew: 3

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Craft leads on file

Shot by Omar Muktar

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