The al-Mahdi Scouts
Bruno Ulmer
2010 - 80 min - 16 mm - Couleur - France

The Al Mahdi scouts are Shiite Muslims. An Islamic community, originally from southern Lebanon, who follows the prophet Mohamed and his descendants and whose lives are affected by the Israeli-Arab conflict. The Al Mahdi scouts were created in the wake of Hezbollah. The film’s examination of three young scouts raises many questions for us. Are they just like other scouts? What do they tell us of their vision Lebanon, and its reality?

Islam | Jeunesse | Liban


Author-Director : Bruno Ulmer
Author : Alain Gresh
Photography : Denis Gravouil
Sound : Eddy Laurent, Éric Boisteau
Editing : Florent Mangeot
Delegate Producer : Ladybirds Films
Co-producer : Médian
Broadcasting Co-producer : ARTE France

Distribution


Distributor : Ladybirds Films
Not commercial Distribution : ADAV

Distinctions

2011 - FIPA (Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels), Biarritz (France) : Sélection Documentaires de création et essais
2011 - Doc à Tunis, Tunis (Tunisie) : Sélection