May 2000 Use this version to print Lebanon is in the headlines again, in the wake of the Israeli withdrawal. Around the Pink House , co-directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, deals with another aspect of the Lebanese tragedy. In the aftermath of the devastating 15-year civil war, Beirut is being rebuilt. Now a real estate developer plans to turn the place into a shopping center, while keeping the impressive facade. The families are given 10 days to find a new place to live.
Factions emerge, and a conflict.
One family accepts the deal offered by the developer, the other plans to fight. Communications between the families come to an end. There's something fraudulent about the entire society. Real memories, artifacts, attachments are being replaced by made-up ones. People pour themselves into fantasies and cults to avoid reality.