Screening of Leila and the Wolves (1984)

DIELL MBI PALESTINË PROGRAM

Duration: 90 min

Free Entry!

Leila and the Wolves (1984) is a film by Lebanese director Heiny Srour that revisits Palestinian history through the experiences and collective memory of women. Spanning the period from the British Mandate to the wars and conflicts of the following decades, the film reconstructs moments of anti-colonial resistance, life under occupation, and the struggle for liberation. Through the character of Leila, a Lebanese woman who travels through time, the film brings forward the stories of women who participated in political movements, resistance, and struggles for survival, yet have largely been left out of official historical narratives.

Combining archival footage, staged sequences, and symbolic elements, Srour challenges the ways in which Palestinian history has been documented and remembered, questioning both colonial and patriarchal narratives that have marginalised women's roles in liberation struggles. Leila and the Wolves is an attempt to restore women's collective memory to history and to portray Palestinian resistance beyond narratives centred solely on armed struggle.

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