LIBYA - THE PATH TO FREEDOM - 1 x 46 minutes
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Endless gunfire… constant fear… betrayal. Those who lived through the revolution have many stories to tell. A look at how ordinary people succeeded in toppling a ruthless dictator.
Violence erupts in Libya. It is 15 February 2011 and a series of peaceful protests turn deadly when dictator Mummar Gadaffi orders military intervention. The resulting slaughter of his fellow Libyans fanned the flames of a nationwide rebellion.
“Libya: The Path to Freedom” takes a look at the human impact of the events which have taken place in Libya over the past year. The film includes never-before-seen video from inside Libya during the revolution combined with a focus on four individuals who tell their stories of perseverance and hope during what became a life or death struggle for their individual futures…and the future of Libya.
The individuals’ re-telling of the battle between the rebels and Gadaffi’s forces is re-enforced by footage from the actual peaceful protests that turned violent. The film also includes footage from actual battles in Ajdabiya, and rebel army training.
The profiled individuals include:
- Naeema: As a judge in the new anti-Gadaffi government we follow her as she flees to Egypt where she lobbies for official recognition of the transition government. Her son stays behind with the rebels to continue the fight against the Gadaffi forces.
- Abd El Hafez: An employee of the public gas utility, Hafez, along with his son Abbas, fought Gadaffi forces. Hafez recounts the indiscriminate killing by Gadaffi forces and the constant fear for the safety of his family.
- Abbas: An engineer who fought with the rebels and relives the trauma of battle and the constant bombardment by Gadaffi forces.
- Messeda: A housewife and mother, after hearing stories of Gaddafi’s troops sexually assaulting women, Messeda fled to Tunisia with her husband and young children.
“Libya: The Path to Freedom”
1 x 46 minutes - HD Arabic Trailer is also available here.
