Adios Beirut

In 1974 George Sluizer and Fred van Kuijk made Land of the Fathers a film about two Palestinian families and the new diaspora of Palestinians a Muslim family from the refugee camp and a catholic family living in a downtown apartment In 1948 the year the State of Israel was established they fled to Lebanon In 1977 the filmmakers returned to the two families Adios Beirut is the account of their third visit at the end of 1982 Years of turmoil terror uncertainty and longing Shot in Lebanon Israel France Italy and Cuba