A festival favourite with critics and audiences all over the world A World Not Ours is an intimate humorous portrait of three generations in exile in the refugee camp of Ein el-Helweh in southern Lebanon. Based on a wealth of personal recordings family archives and historical footage the film is a sensitive and illuminating study of belonging friendship and family. Filmed over more than 20 years by multiple generations of director Mahdi Fleifel's family A World Not Ours is more than just a family portrait; it is an attempt to record what is being forgotten... and mark what should not be erased from collective memory. [show more]
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Documentary in which film-maker Mahdi Fleifel offers an insight into Palestinian refugee camp Ain el-Helweh. Fleifel spent much of his childhood at the camp before moving to Denmark with his family, but has returned on many occasions. From a young age he has been capturing life at Ain el-Helweh by recording a video diary in which he talks to those who reside there including his friend Abu Eyad. They have common interests in football and politics but while Mahdi can leave the camp whenever he wants, Abu has no choice but to remain in the harsh living conditions which can at times put their friendship under strain. The film takes a look at the camp over the years since it's construction in 1948 to the present day where it is now home to 70,000 refugees.
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