Directed by Michel Khleifi • 1984 • Palestine, Belgium

Ma’loul is a Palestinian village in Galilee which was destroyed by the Israeli armed forces in 1948. The former inhabitants are only allowed to visit once a year, on the anniversary of Israel’s independence, and have developed a new tradition: they have a picnic on the very site of the destroyed village. MA’LOUL CELEBRATES ITS DESTRUCTION uses poignant images of bombardments, destroyed buildings, and disfigured people to commemorate the countless Palestinian villages that have been erased from the map.