CHARLIE AND JANET
Edward Hallett
2012
UK
27 mins
Charlie & Janet depicts the everyday lives of an eccentric elderly Palestinian couple living in an impoverished corner of Beirut. This candid film follows them as they come to terms with life alone together having lost their children to the streets. From marriage in Bethlehem to exile in Lebanon. From fatherhood to failed dreams. From pot plants to pigeons.Charlie and Janet have managed to find happiness amidst tragedy.
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LSFF2013
4th—13th January 2013