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Refuge
(aka Deportation) (Al-Tarhil)

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The ancient city of Hama in Syria in 1948-49 witnesses an influx of refugees following the Naqba (catastrophe) that saw the destitution of Palestinians after the formation of the state of Israel. The film develops its intertwining of personal lives with political events through two successive military coups in Syria and the repression that resulted.

Syria 1997/Dir Raymond Boutros.
155 mins.