The Ship of Exile (1982)

  • NR
  • 04/02/1982 (FR)
  • Documentary
  • 15m

Overview

After living clandestinely in Beirut to escape the Israeli forces, the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat, left Lebanon aboard the Atlantis for a new exile in Greece and then Tunis. He talks about his destiny and the future of the PLO. Saab was the only journalist with a camera admitted on the boat.

Jocelyne Saab

Writer, Director

Cast

Yasser Arafat's headshot

Yasser Arafat

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