One-off
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Director(s):
LEPETIT (Sylvain), DROZ ARAMAKI (Miyuki)
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Producer(s):
BRAINWORKS, ARTE GEIE
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2025
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Language(s):
German, English, French
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Rights:
TV, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
The documentary explores the Dahieh doctrine, which Israel uses in Lebanon, justifying the use of disproportionate force against civilians to weaken popular support for Hezbollah. This approach is based on the idea that the militias, hiding among civilians, are thus, responsible for everything that happens to the population.
On Friday, September 27, 2024, the UN General Assembly held its breath. Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in New York to deliver a speech. The French and the Americans had just submitted a proposal for a 21-day ceasefire. Urged on by Emmanuel Macron, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati travelled all the way from Beirut to negotiate the details of the agreement... but as soon as the Israeli Prime Minister started addressing the audience, hopes of reaching an agreement were shattered: Benjamin Netanyahu instead called for escalation in a fiery speech, much more addressed to his country’s public opinion than to the diplomats in the room - indeed, most of the Arab representatives preferred to leave the room. As soon as he had finished his speech with the words “We shall overcome” in Hebrew, Israeli Prime Minister went into a small room to make a phone call. A photo shows him giving the order to strike Hezbollah's headquarters, where Hassan Nasrallah was stationed.