Before the Massacre
1982, English. Directed by Christopher Sykes.
A BBC documentary about medical volunteers and their patients at the Gaza Hospital in West Beirut in the aftermath of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the siege and bombardment of West Beirut, home to the PLO and the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Chatila. The filming took place in the days immediately before the infamous Sabra-Chatila massacre, carried out by Lebanese Phalangist troops inside an area under Israeli military control.
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- 0h 44m
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- 20 October 1982
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Before the Massacre runs 44 minutes (0h 44m).
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Before the Massacre isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 October 1982. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Before the Massacre?
Before the Massacre (1982) was directed by Christopher Sykes.