''12 Angry Lebanese: The Documentary'' is a 2009 Lebanese documentary film directed, written and produced by

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, which chronicles efforts to stage an adaptation of

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's 1954 teleplay ''

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'' with inmates inside

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's Roumieh Prison It premiered at the 2009

Dubai International Film Festival The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF, ar, مهرجان دبي السينمائي الدولي) is the leading film festival in the Arab region. The 12th edition of DIFF took place from December 9 – 16, 2015. In 2018, the DIFF announc ...

Production

The film was directed, written and produced by

Awards

The documentary won the following awards— *

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— First Prize * People's Choice Award at

(2009) * First prize — audience award at the

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International Documentary Festival (2010)

References

Lebanese documentary films 2009 documentary films 2009 films Documentary films about the penal system Documentary films about theatre Twelve Angry Lebanese: The Documentary {{arts-documentary-film-stub