Miguel's War is a 2021 internationally co-produced documentary film, directed by Eliane Raheb and released in 2021.[1] The film is a portrait of Michel Jleilaty, a gay man from Lebanon who has been living in Spain as an adult under the assumed name Miguel Alonso, as he revisits the childhood traumas that made him want to escape his homeland.[2]

Miguel's War
Film poster
Directed byEliane Raheb
Written byEliane Raheb
Produced byEliane Raheb
StarringMiguel Jleilaty
CinematographyBassem Fayad
Edited byEliane Raheb
Music byMazen Kerbaje
Production
company
Itar Productions
Release date
  • 16 June 2021 (2021-06-16) (Berlin)
Running time
128 minutes
CountriesGermany
Lebanon
Spain
LanguagesArabic
Spanish

The film premiered in the Panorama program at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Teddy Award for best LGBTQ-themed feature film,[3] and took second place for the Panorama Audience Award.[4]

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