Héritages

Original title: Mirath

2013
1h 36m

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When director Philippe Aractingi is forced to leave his motherland for the third time, the realisation dawns on him: his ancestors have been fleeing wars for five generations. Exploring his ... Read allWhen director Philippe Aractingi is forced to leave his motherland for the third time, the realisation dawns on him: his ancestors have been fleeing wars for five generations. Exploring his roots, Aractingi goes back to the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the creation of Israel and t... Read allWhen director Philippe Aractingi is forced to leave his motherland for the third time, the realisation dawns on him: his ancestors have been fleeing wars for five generations. Exploring his roots, Aractingi goes back to the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the creation of Israel and the Lebanese Civil War. Experimenting with a radical new film-making style, he interlaces d... Read all

Director
- Philippe Aractingi
Writers
- Diane Aractingi
- Philippe Aractingi
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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YOUR RATING

Director
- Philippe Aractingi
Writers
- Diane Aractingi
- Philippe Aractingi
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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10sadeer11

Speaks to the heart!

Came across this movie on netflix. This film dissects a transgenerational problem that, by now, has become a defining factor of eastern mediterranean/ levantine identities: Displacement and its effect on identity. Not only is the theme very relevant to the Lebanon of today, but also the manner with which it treats the topic. To be genuine, eager to discover the past, and full of energy to learn and rebuild the country we dream of!

8razzamx

Must Watch

Heritages is an amazing work of art. It embodies all the emotions, exciting and painful, that accompany every Lebanese leaving his country. This work made me tear up and laugh many times during the movie. While I may not be the best judge of cinematic techniques, it is definitely a movie that speaks to all hearts, especially those that left their country. Philip Araktingi made me think about going back to live in Lebanon. He reignited the belief in the Lebanese people and country as one day making it in the world. It reached to every aspect of a Lebanese life throughout its life stages: childhood through adulthood. It speaks to all of us. It is highly recommended if you are Lebanese and like the fact that you are Lebanese.

1johnholmes-58708

Borderline abusive to his kids

It really takes a a special type of delusional and borderline abusive director/protagonist/father of three to subject his kids to this war storyline. There are some interesting historical aspects of this rich exiled family. The movie is an off-shoot of his other movie "Under the Bombs" where Philippe Aractingi returns to a Lebanon fresh out of a ceasefire to film, askin to a passerby taking photos of a recent car crash. It was not enough that France evacuated him and family at the taxpayer's cost, he must return to Lebanon days after the ceasefire. And coerce his wife to bring his kids from France where they are safe. And show the kids the horrors of war including bullet shells that he collected as a child hilmself. This man is dangerous.

8sarahhowayek

Catharsis of a collective memory

It is with an ultimate honesty and beauty, that Aractangi delivered the roots of his repetitive expatriation along with an exquisite and objective description of historical Lebanese events. Heritages touches the soul in an unique way, out of the box script, that I definitely recommend.

9nambret

SPECIAL MOVIE - MUST WATCH IT

A deep journey in the Lebanese story through the eyes, the memories and the emotions of a family and its generations. Nostalgic, emotional and so attached to Life, the movie and the regisseur express the same spirit that I breath everytime I step in this crazy land called Lebanon. The movie speaks to you as if you were part of the family, an intimate storytelling that combines "theater fiction" and reportage, a wire between past, present and future of a family and of a nation, an attempt to face up the wounds and to heal them with courage and sensitivity . I loved it and I highly recommend it, thamks to the regisseur!