Hostage of Time is a film

Film

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 from Lebanon

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Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 by Jean K. Chamoun (1994

1994 in film

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, 50 min).

The narrative focuses on the experiences of a young female doctor

Physician

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 who
returns to her village in south Lebanon to find the area affected by an Israel

Israel

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i assault which destroyed 50 villages and displaced half a million people.

Following her work with the women and children of the surrounding villages, the film charts the hopes and dreams of the people of Southern Lebanon and their efforts to rebuild their lives.