Resistance, Why? (Christian Ghazi, 1971) EN-FR-AR sub

In 1970, at the initiative of Soraya Antonius (Fifth of June Society), Christian Ghazi and Noureddine Chatti met with a number of Arab political figures, in particular Palestinians residing in Lebanon. In the documentary produced, Ghassan Kanafani, Sadiq Jalal El-Azm, Nabil Shaath and others share their vision of the Palestinian revolution, tracing its history back to the early 20th century. These testimonies describe the strikes and popular protests that took place in Palestine under the Ottoman occupation, followed by British colonization and the settlement of the Jewish state in 1948. They enumerate the objectives of the struggle, emphasizing the necessity for a free and democratic Palestine, defended through armed or non-armed struggle by all its citizens, men and women of various affiliations. https://www.palestinefilminstitute.org/en/pfp/archive/resistance-why Director: Christian Ghazi Scenario: Soraya Antonius Music: Matar Mohammad Camera: Christian Ghazi & Noureddit Chatti Sound: Noureddin Chatti Editor: Christian Ghazi Printing and Processing: Baalbeck Studios S.A.L. Produced by: Fifth of June Society Restored by: Nadi Lekol Nas & Arsenal-Berlin About the film This gem of militant guerilla third cinema was considered to be lost to the ages. In 1988, militias raided the director’s home and burned all of his celluloid to stay warm during Lebanon’s Civil War. But recently, a copy of Resistance, Why? was found and restored by the Beirut group Nadi Lekol Nas in 2021. Nadi Lekol Nas is a 20-year-old non-profit cultural organization whose mission is to safeguard and transmit a range of cinematographic, musical, and literary productions documenting Levantine artistic and cultural expressions from the 1930s onwards.