About The War
Global Cultures
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54m
A journalist's war reckoning. Fourteen years after covering Lebanon's 2006 conflict, Gianluca Grossi returns to the Land of the Cedars. He confronts a heavy, lingering question about the purpose of his work and the nature of humanity: “What have I been used for? What is my job for?” A powerful reflection on war and the role of a frontline reporter.
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