

How Can I Explain It, Mother?(1998)
Beirut after the war. In a house from a time gone by, a mother listens to a letter from her son, a sniper, who tells her the detailed story of his killings without showing the slightest remorse.
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Comment t’expliquer, mère?
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Beirut after the war. In a house from a time gone by, a mother listens to a letter from her son, a sniper, who tells her the detailed story of his killings without showing the slightest remorse.
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1998-01-01
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