Inside the Lebanese Christian Elite: 'The Switzerland of the Middle East' | Super-Rich Documentary

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  • čas přidán 27. 09. 2023
  • We follow the lives of four members of the Lebanese Christian elite. In one of the world´s most politically unstable countries, they are a symbol of the former “Switzerland of the Middle East” - the last representatives of a golden age they are reluctant to give up.
    They have overcome their fears for the future and live life to the fullest, as if nothing had changed. They live in a bittersweet oasis, a mix of an intense social life with the extravagance of bygone times. Through an elegant mise-en-scène, we witness the end of an era and a way of life whose days are numbered.
    This documentary was first released in 2019.
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Komentáře • 410

  • @HamadKiani
    @HamadKiani Před 8 měsíci +293

    Whether you live in Beirut or London, Kabul or Stockholm if you are wealthy life is different for you. A wealthy person living in a poorest country enjoys life more than a poor person living in richest country.

  • @thezmanchar
    @thezmanchar Před 3 měsíci +42

    I want people to realize the gentleman who stated his mother stayed in Lebanon was one if the most decent women on earth. Besides stopping all recking balls from taking historic building down, she fought for the environment and she was 100 years ahead of her time. She was alive until 2020 when the explosion damaged Beirut, and building, homes, and historic landmarks that survived the civil war, were damaged severely. She had extensive damage to her family home, and sadly she was injured, which led to her death. I don’t think anyone could ever be like her again.

    • @Sjurliefotografie
      @Sjurliefotografie Před měsícem +1

      Isn't it Madam Sursock he is talking about? She was very old but got killed during the blast

    • @LoverOFhopeANDcompassion
      @LoverOFhopeANDcompassion Před 16 dny +3

      When Savages took control of our civilization! But we Christians are flawed!
      We should have brought together leb syr Iraq Christians under one fold. For now, we're the underdog.

    • @esza2013
      @esza2013 Před 13 dny +1

      @@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion God Bless Lebanon. Regards from Poland .

  • @LoverOFhopeANDcompassion
    @LoverOFhopeANDcompassion Před 8 měsíci +154

    This is from 2019! Banks have gone bankrupt. Majority of population lost most savings. These rich pp either lost wealth or some involved in looting banks. But things have changed a lot in 4 years for the worst.

    • @estherdarling6509
      @estherdarling6509 Před 8 měsíci +12

      All I keep reading is the rich got richer during covid.

    • @dogvip7688
      @dogvip7688 Před 8 měsíci

      True, worldwide.@@estherdarling6509

    • @koolword7477
      @koolword7477 Před 8 měsíci +17

      All of these transferred their money abroad!!

    • @filmawayvlad
      @filmawayvlad Před 8 měsíci +7

      Well, what’s the point of publishing historical data to CZcams 9 days ago..?

    • @Archer-hg9rw
      @Archer-hg9rw Před 7 měsíci +17

      Most rich people are still rich and even richer now! It's the middle class and poor people that get hit hard in these situations

  • @jesusistheonlysavior3312
    @jesusistheonlysavior3312 Před 12 dny +14

    Lebanon is such a beautiful country. My grandfather was living in Lebanon during the '60s, and always talked about this beautiful country which was famous for its beauty, nightlife and sophistication ❤

  • @anthonyghantous3052
    @anthonyghantous3052 Před 7 měsíci +54

    Bro I'm a Lebanese Christian and absolutely never experienced any of this XD!

    • @thezmanchar
      @thezmanchar Před 3 měsíci +17

      That all depends are you rich? If you are a rich Muslim, then it’s all the same. The rich hang out with the rich.

    • @anthonyghantous3052
      @anthonyghantous3052 Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@thezmanchar agreed

    • @ArchieReviewsUKDeals
      @ArchieReviewsUKDeals Před 13 dny +2

      @@anthonyghantous3052 i always say it to my bro living abroad! if you are rich you will live like a king in Somalia and Afghanistan, it doesnt matter where, money will buy you everything, DHL will ship it you.

    • @genesis2936
      @genesis2936 Před 12 dny

      @@ArchieReviewsUKDeals
      You mean money talks and bullshit walks !

    • @anthonyghantous3052
      @anthonyghantous3052 Před 10 dny

      @@ArchieReviewsUKDeals on point haha

  • @jsk-rn2pq
    @jsk-rn2pq Před 8 měsíci +272

    All the love to Lebanese Christians who turned Lebanon for a while into a beacon of joyfulness, freedom, culture, refinement, elegance, music, fashion, arts, dance, technology and education ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @mustimon
      @mustimon Před 7 měsíci +11

      ????

    • @sabihatanveer8494
      @sabihatanveer8494 Před 7 měsíci +4

      👌✌

    • @razanabdelrahman316
      @razanabdelrahman316 Před 6 měsíci +14

      Yesss, as a Muslim I fully agree with this.

    • @Ungehorsam
      @Ungehorsam Před 6 měsíci +4

      Degens

    • @hanikaram3351
      @hanikaram3351 Před 6 měsíci

      I salute you and I pray God to grant you and your loved ones all the good wholesome things in life Amen thank you Razana @@razanabdelrahman316

  • @mf21oo4
    @mf21oo4 Před 7 měsíci +50

    These people do not represent Lebanese or Christians within Lebanon. I watched this with an open mind but honestly found it extremely off-putting. First and foremost, they spoke everything but their mother tongue throughout the doco, that in itself is pretentious. Arabic is such a rich and beautiful language, the expression and description it offers is second to none, so why not use it?!? Secondly, they live in a bubble! If this was released in 2019, Lebanon was entering into its biggest financial crisis to date, and there is no way on Earth these people with their millions and therefore connections, didn't know it was coming. I didn't sense any compassion, empathy or humility in anything they said. I understand these people are of the "elite" kind (totally loathe that word, but will use it for want of a better term), but they have proven money doesn't buy class, only groupies who want to snap up a piece of what they have so they put them on pedestals. Yuk!

    • @irenemulindwairen4138
      @irenemulindwairen4138 Před 5 měsíci +7

      Could not agree more. Why are they not using their mother tongue? And NO! they are ARABS NOT EUROPEANS STOP BEING WHAT YOU ARE NOT!

    • @simonvs5401
      @simonvs5401 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Because maybe they are not arabs and never admitted an identity forced into them right? You heard about the arab invasions and that these Levant countries never wear arab countries. Would you like Congo people for example to be called french just because France colonized them? Or do you want Brazilians to be called portuguese just because it was a Portuguese colony and they speak portuguese? You understand… As for the rest I completely agree with you.

    • @danielgrimes4597
      @danielgrimes4597 Před 4 měsíci +4

      For me I didn’t have a problem with their wealth per se. It was the tone & feel of their character & lifestyle. They were conspicuously flashy & dazzling. Ideally wealth should enable people to shine & sparkle to nourish others.
      Their attitude to parties during the conflict was self-focused - I wonder if they invited the struggling poor to join them! They would have appreciated the boost the most.
      I understand the gap between rich & poor May have helped start the civil war.

    • @JM-gu3tx
      @JM-gu3tx Před 19 dny +1

      They obviously felt more comfortable speaking Spanish which they grew up speaking. Very logical. Pride is not a valid reason to speak a language.

    • @jimbopaw
      @jimbopaw Před 9 dny +1

      These people live in hermetic bubble and are afraid of their compatriots and we Lebanese do not and should not follow their example however sadly many do and are very affected by their ideology.

  • @taketoshitakamura4078
    @taketoshitakamura4078 Před 8 měsíci +64

    It is so sad. An old beautiful and rich Beirut has been destroyed. Many people
    Have lost a lot. Especially, younger Lebanese have lost opportunities to enjoy life.
    It is just sad.

    • @Canada-1958
      @Canada-1958 Před 8 měsíci

      @taketoshiutakamura4078 Destroyed by Who? The WEST(France, USA, NATO, EU, NATO) or their loving caring and protecting WS Zionist Racist fascist Apartheid Settler Colonialist State of ISRAEL? Check history of Lebanon History from the first Crusaders in 10-13th centuries PRESENT

    • @TirabintaToktik-hz1lx
      @TirabintaToktik-hz1lx Před 7 měsíci +16

      Blame Islam

    • @HeadCaptian
      @HeadCaptian Před 6 měsíci +8

      ​​@@TirabintaToktik-hz1lxThat just shows that you have a shallow understanding of how the world works. It is not your fault, put the blame on your society that did not give you a proper education so that you may understand how economics function.

    • @TirabintaToktik-hz1lx
      @TirabintaToktik-hz1lx Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@HeadCaptian Denial?? Lebanon was a prosperous country when Christians are in majority now look at Lebanon when Muslims takeover,, a third world Shiiithole

    • @hanikaram3351
      @hanikaram3351 Před 6 měsíci +2

      you are mistaken and totally uninformed and actually he said the truth and I support his statement yes it is because what he said , you have not lived with us so do not try to inform us about things you have not experienced and keep your perfect love that you think it exist in the world to yourself for we have experienced reality at its fullest @@HeadCaptian

  • @sararichardson737
    @sararichardson737 Před 7 měsíci +28

    Please re-post with the sound rectified. It’s worth it. Fascinating documentary

  • @bossdeman
    @bossdeman Před 8 měsíci +41

    "The Banking Sector is very strong here in Lebanon" 2019. Dec2019. The Banking Sector collapses !!

    • @hadikhraizat9455
      @hadikhraizat9455 Před měsícem +1

      it used to attract arab golf money because they would give 22% in interest, which is absolutely nuts ! And the country had no backup in any other sector, neither agriculture or production so the country all collapsed when banks did.

    • @jimbopaw
      @jimbopaw Před 9 dny +1

      Strong for them. They probably got all their money out and a little more to the expense of everything else.

  • @osimoes5113
    @osimoes5113 Před 8 měsíci +20

    nice editing , the way you film it is nice and has underlying critique

  • @anamikaverma9577
    @anamikaverma9577 Před 6 měsíci +18

    Only one Christian majority country in middle East, now goes minority 😢

    • @AB-xe8wv
      @AB-xe8wv Před 4 měsíci

      They became weak because their "elite" is morally corrupted.

    • @user-vx3wm4hn5i
      @user-vx3wm4hn5i Před 12 dny

      It’s mind boggling to me how they let the Muslims ( Arab Palestinians particularly) take over and destroy their country

  • @z.bellingham2556
    @z.bellingham2556 Před 3 měsíci +9

    As a LEBANESE/AMERICAN myself, we migrated ALMOST 50 years ago due to the war, let me tell you, it is not that easy to leave behind your home and your land, seeking for a new future! Especially after leaving this beauty we all watched.thank you for putting this video together,
    Truly my heart brakes seeing how LEBANON evolved, and what was the reason for all these wars.
    I remember as a child growing up,
    First when the syrians took over, then the Palestinians came along to rule our land, as the civil war ravaged Lebanon. As i always wondered, these people ran away from the king of Jordan,for sure it is a strategic spot on the map for them,and i couldn't just connect the dots.
    Once i remember wishing all syrians death, asking God to ruin their country as they ruined our country,after the killing of one of my cousins at a syrian barricade, simply for his name, and No one dared to get close to his car to even check if the was alive, Was a true horrific scene, simply for his name. As what followed were the Palestinians that took over many homes without even asking or knocking at the door, today what we seebin the news is this Iranian like militia, that extended feom Iran, to Iraq, to Syria and Lebanon, ending up in YEMEN.
    I believe this is the true issue of the geopoliticall delema, as the gears are shifting form the West to the East.
    I truly dont know if we ever going to see LEBANON in it's former Glory.
    Only with Democracy that could be achieved, DESPITE the religious leaders, trying hard to destroy its past as it's future.
    I wish all LEBANESE living abroad peace joy and love!.
    I cannot write my religion Nor my faith in God, as that i keep secret in my heart, but i hope the new generations could find some books to read, only to understand where all these Lebanese troubles started.
    Peace
    🇱🇧🇺🇸

  • @MotherAotearoa
    @MotherAotearoa Před 8 měsíci +51

    9:40 "..... In Lebanon they don't know how to make nice bows." ~ Rich people's problems in the middle of poverty and hyper inflation....... 🙄

    • @sayitaintso2900
      @sayitaintso2900 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Poor people can't have nice bows?

    • @MotherAotearoa
      @MotherAotearoa Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@sayitaintso2900 I bet poor people make even nicer bows, but unfortunately rich people own the economy, and thus have the entitlement to downgrade hard working people.....

    • @sayitaintso2900
      @sayitaintso2900 Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@MotherAotearoa Are you a Marxist?

    • @zed2960
      @zed2960 Před 8 měsíci +1

      That was funny lol! I am scared to see what it's like in Dubai or in other richer places 🙈

  • @shahrulamar5358
    @shahrulamar5358 Před 8 měsíci +31

    Former World Richest Man, Carlos Slim Helu is Mexican tycoon of Lebanese descent. 🇲🇽

  • @mikeylejan8849
    @mikeylejan8849 Před 4 měsíci +12

    Lebanon should be a Christian state for minority religions, Lebanon should be weary of Iran and Hezbollah.

    • @Ffiffijs
      @Ffiffijs Před 11 dny +1

      This video makes Iran look good

    • @mikeylejan8849
      @mikeylejan8849 Před 11 dny

      @@FfiffijsIslamic republic of Iran is no friend of Lebanon, it wants to force Sharia to non-muslim.

  • @el-oximo5317
    @el-oximo5317 Před 7 měsíci +25

    did any of them ever pay any taxes??? any property tax? income tax? happiness tax? labor tax? 20 Indians tax?

    • @danielgrimes4597
      @danielgrimes4597 Před 4 měsíci +7

      They didn’t seem concerned with public services whilst complaining about squalor in Lebanon. They also seemed a bit mercenary by looking to make money out of the situation in Syria.
      I didn’t have a problem with their wealth but the tone & feel of their character/attitude. Wealth that shines, sparkles & shares is great. Wealth that glares/flashes & dazzles is not.

    • @samiazaffar7096
      @samiazaffar7096 Před 14 dny

      So true!

  • @jakhaughton1800
    @jakhaughton1800 Před 2 měsíci +5

    I lived in the Lebanon in the 60s and early 70s. I love the country and its beauty. But someone, non corruptible, needs to take charge and restore its former glory. Good luck to my second home! ❤

  • @smitha5022
    @smitha5022 Před 10 dny +4

    This came off as a hit piece on Islam.

  • @chitoguarin
    @chitoguarin Před 8 měsíci +2

    Nice content

  • @geringxd
    @geringxd Před 9 dny

    really cool video, a lot of good work

  • @bassoprof
    @bassoprof Před 11 dny +5

    It would be an equally "interesting" documentary if you made another one narrating how these people amassed their wealth enabling them to maintain such "interesting" lives.

  • @ayubtube5513
    @ayubtube5513 Před 6 měsíci +8

    My great grandfather and his relatives were Greek catholic/ Antiochian Christians from marjayoun Lebanon,

  • @sebouhakharjalian6707
    @sebouhakharjalian6707 Před 11 dny +3

    A land of deep contradictions. The ordinary people who continue to suffer in Lebanon have nothing in common with the parasitical elite. Regardless whether they are Christians or Muslims.

  • @goa3977
    @goa3977 Před 16 dny +6

    Someone said that bank sector in lebanon is really strong 😂

  • @marisajadore703
    @marisajadore703 Před 8 měsíci +21

    What a shame that the video file for this film was corrupt, because intermittently throughout the film the sound stops working. It would have been very interesting had it not been for that.

    • @klwthe3rd
      @klwthe3rd Před 7 měsíci +2

      Yes. I was wondering if it was my computer that was causing that issue. Obviously it was the film.

  • @mysteriousjz
    @mysteriousjz Před 7 měsíci +27

    It sounds like you are touting a religion so called christianity as "elite," insinuating Islamic way in the same country as inferior? That begs the question, if Jesus and Miriam, just next door to you in holy land, would have approved that kind of "christian" life of today or did they teach pious life that Muslims in general live by or aspire to live?

    • @WARLORDDOM
      @WARLORDDOM Před 6 měsíci +3

      Wrong
      The real sentence should be
      Atleast everyone had food during our days

    • @phatalbert9310
      @phatalbert9310 Před 6 měsíci

      Many Muslims in Lebanon and the Arab World live under the cloak and veil of Hypocrisy I was walking the streets of Beirut most of the Hijabs were either streetwalkers running tricks for some of the old in out while the other Hijabs I saw probably from higher class were doing pretty much immoral thangs

    • @AB-xe8wv
      @AB-xe8wv Před 4 měsíci +8

      First of all, the documentary is made to show how ridiculous and burlesque most of these people are.
      It's not made to show their prestige but only to make fun of them.
      Second, you are right when saying that these people life is in total contradiction with the Christian faith. The film tries to show this contradictions by showing sequences in churches directly after the sequences with a belly dancer for example.
      Third, like many people said it in the comments, they don't represent the Christians of Lebanon. Actually , they don't even represent the "rich" Christians of Lebanon.
      Moreover, lebanese muslims too has an economical "elite" and some of its members are as much decadent and ridiculous as the people we see in this video.
      Some people said in the comments that these people are responsible of the terrible economical/political crisis in Lebanon but that's not true. They have no/very limited political influence. However, they clearly got advantaged by the system in lebanon with nearly no tax for the riches, no social garanties paid by the employer, low wages ...
      Finally, to be fair, some of the people presented deserve respect. In particular, the Lebanese Venezuelan which is a smart businessman.

    • @I_have_grown_a_pair_Have_you
      @I_have_grown_a_pair_Have_you Před 13 dny

      Sorry dude. You misunderstood

  • @AstroMartine
    @AstroMartine Před 8 měsíci +3

    Interesting

  • @user-ge6ky6ix5e
    @user-ge6ky6ix5e Před 4 měsíci +7

    They are sooo fake and ridiculous

  • @raymollyraymolly722
    @raymollyraymolly722 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Not surprised that the most famous Haute Couture designers are Lebanese. ❤

  • @elisabethohagan9089
    @elisabethohagan9089 Před 7 měsíci +13

    Interesting film, the director knows how to make space for the audience to step into and form their own opinions. Not an easy feat! But would have liked to have seen a bit more context and background story of the characters. Outside of Lebanon people will be confused as to who these people are.

  • @romainspuyt9634
    @romainspuyt9634 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Thanks to the christians for making lebnon look like a tourist destination.

  • @ethans6.0
    @ethans6.0 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Cant wait to go back😍🇱🇧

  • @alisonalia
    @alisonalia Před 8 měsíci +14

    There living in the past. So old fashion. But a beautiful country no doubt

  • @serjiosarkuni7838
    @serjiosarkuni7838 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Nice documentary movie... But I didn't know which elite family was it???

  • @classy_dweller
    @classy_dweller Před 7 měsíci +27

    Lebanon has one of the prettiest natural landscapes on Earth !!! Its natural setting is made up of a wonderful mediterranean sea's shore ,mountains and gorgeous natural woodlands with heavenly -looking LEBANESE CEDARS !!! One of the most spell-bindingly -looking trees on the EARTH !!! The only unlovely thing in Lebanon is the street uncleanliness ! The lebanese streets ,mostly are so full of filthy household stuff ,not so filthy as in India ,but are not as clean as they should be in a contemporary country . Otherwise all is wonderful in Lebanon ,food ,villas ,native dwellers ,who are a blend of Phoenicians and Arabs ,but are more good-looking than the arabs of other arab countries. Yes ,everything is wonderful there besides the street uncleanliness and the needless warlikeness.

    • @tarekyoussef4305
      @tarekyoussef4305 Před 6 měsíci +2

      As a lebanese, i totally agree. After the lebanese financial crisis, so many employees that work in such facilities left and no one is taking care of this anymore and the government surely doesnt care.

    • @ronaldello97
      @ronaldello97 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Why called Lebanese Cedars if they exist in Syria as well?

    • @hanikaram3351
      @hanikaram3351 Před 6 měsíci

      it is God that created this type of cedar not you nor any Lebanese or Syrian or any human being , the cedarof Lebanon was mentioned in the Bible Syria in the past especially during the Ottoman Empire cut lots of Cedars and some of their rulers loved to have them in Syria also so they planted some but most did not grow well enough , even the cedar in Lebanon is suffering and not growing like before the only other countries that planted Lebanese cedar on their own land are France England Germany and recently Hungary and Japan , there is similar cedars to the Lebanese cedar though not the same and they exist all over the world @@ronaldello97

    • @hanikaram3351
      @hanikaram3351 Před 6 měsíci

      do not be sad many Christian Syrians are Lebanese@@ronaldello97

    • @simonvs5401
      @simonvs5401 Před 4 měsíci +2

      ⁠@@ronaldello97because Lebanon compared to its size has a lot of them, even in the old testament there has been reference to Lebanon and the cedars of Lebanon. “The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like the cedar in Lebanon" (Psalm 92:12) That is a verse from the old testament which is several thousands years old

  • @dino2400
    @dino2400 Před 7 měsíci +6

    Beirut has been the 'Paris of the Middle East' for decades.....

  • @narikkirakinian1791
    @narikkirakinian1791 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Where is the credit for the sound track? Can anyone help?

  • @malachi5813
    @malachi5813 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The song in the begining is awesome, i think its a french dj.

    • @Abuantony26
      @Abuantony26 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Track ID: N'to - La Clé Des Champs

  • @superjules
    @superjules Před 4 měsíci

    Woah. Was that Omar Khorshid on guitar 1t 14:55?

  • @gdongdon525
    @gdongdon525 Před 7 měsíci +7

    "war or not war, good life goes on."

    • @danielgrimes4597
      @danielgrimes4597 Před 4 měsíci

      Good Life for Who?

    • @gdongdon525
      @gdongdon525 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@danielgrimes4597 for the one who have money of course, this bar it's kinda inspiring!

    • @danielgrimes4597
      @danielgrimes4597 Před 3 měsíci

      @@gdongdon525That was my point. Plus it would have been better to share their good life with the poor - they’d have really appreciated it the most.

  • @Maliceless100
    @Maliceless100 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Lebanon is a curious, enchanting place. I remember Macron's post-explosion visit when he offered half a billion dollars IF the money didn't go to the failing ruling class government. So this movie will sit dubiously in my mind til I read more about it tomorrow. You couldn't find more symmetrical, beautiful faces in any other country _(concluded while watching protests during the pandemic)._

  • @justjoshinya01
    @justjoshinya01 Před 6 měsíci +1

    35:40 which old hotel is that?

  • @chitoguarin
    @chitoguarin Před 8 měsíci +1

    Always watching ur videos from makati city Philippines

  • @superjules
    @superjules Před 4 měsíci +1

    Would also recommend "Beirut: The Last Home Movie"

  • @dimmacommunication
    @dimmacommunication Před 8 měsíci +15

    Rich people in Beirut have some secrets... their currency collapsed but they are still rich,how ?

    • @lil0296
      @lil0296 Před 8 měsíci +13

      money laundering, offshore business, durg cartles... etc..

    • @dimmacommunication
      @dimmacommunication Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@lil0296 Yeah, mine was a rethorical question 😁

    • @jsk3547
      @jsk3547 Před 8 měsíci

      Nah m8 we just good at making money

    • @dimmacommunication
      @dimmacommunication Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@jsk3547 that's what a criminal would say :)

    • @jsk3547
      @jsk3547 Před 8 měsíci +5

      It’s every lebanese we are just good at making money not in a criminalistic way I mean most of us. We know 3 languages automatically as well as being very convincing talkers 😊.

  • @Cristaynful
    @Cristaynful Před 8 měsíci +11

    Alright. money can buy happiness even in war-torn places. I presume that wealthy individuals in Syria or Ukraine also live extravagant and happy lives.
    How about the majority poor population? Is anybody interested in their story? Whether it is Christian (where I belong), or Muslim?

    • @danielgrimes4597
      @danielgrimes4597 Před 4 měsíci

      Money can buy a cushion/comfort against unhappiness. They focused on their own parties during the war - Did they invite the poor/struggling to attend? They would have appreciated the comfort/cushion the most!

  • @pierredaher9590
    @pierredaher9590 Před 7 měsíci +9

    Ils ont une classe incroyable, ces vampires!!!

  • @claudiobiagini5465
    @claudiobiagini5465 Před 8 měsíci +3

    This documentary is filmed in 2015!!

  • @ichrakchhiyar
    @ichrakchhiyar Před 6 měsíci +5

    it was all going soo well until u know what happened

  • @user-ex1de3fb4f
    @user-ex1de3fb4f Před 8 měsíci +10

    Obsolete and superficial

  • @syedadeelhussain2691
    @syedadeelhussain2691 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Inflation rate, exchange rate, interest rate, GDP, GNP, GDP per capita, and blah blah, are all nonsensical macroeconomic indicators. I don't believe in the study of macroeconomics anymore, because it tends to misguide the common man in the street.
    Lebanon is a failed state and its economy is in tatters.
    Now who would believe that Lebanon which has a truncated financial system, a currency which has become worthless, electricity outages which the country has not seen before, and so many other problems, is also a place, where the wealthy top 5% of the population, continue to live like Aristocrats and Oligarchs.
    This documentary should be shown as a case study to all students of Development Economics.

  • @truthseeker000000
    @truthseeker000000 Před 8 měsíci +14

    These people may have the material comforts of life. But they are living in their past glories. The queen of Iran?!? 😂 In 2023, no one gives a damn about her or any celebrity or royalty. Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, King Charles, etc will all go the way the Queen of Iran, Queen Elizabeth, etc. No one will remember them after 2-3 generations. And that’s for the most important historical people. The lighting and colour tone of this film is so dull and old school. It has a sad feel.

    • @jsk3547
      @jsk3547 Před 8 měsíci

      There is the continuation of life with our children remember that

    • @truthseeker000000
      @truthseeker000000 Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@jsk3547 …”the continuation of life through our children..” That’s the person’s ego and sense of self importance, playing mental gymnastics. Trying to find ways to stay immortal long after the physical body turns to dust. The need to feel relevant and leave behind a legacy.

    • @danielgrimes4597
      @danielgrimes4597 Před 4 měsíci +1

      I think it has a sad feel due to their self focus & the tone & feel of their character. Wealth can be admirable but not with their approach. For example, using the situation in Syria as a business opportunity.
      Many people don’t care about Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian but at least the Queen of Iran has more that’s interesting to her background & more worth knowing about..
      I realise her husband was a despot but I think she may have been decent.

  • @Canada-1958
    @Canada-1958 Před 8 měsíci +6

    I DIDN'T HEAR A WORD OF ARABIC , MUST BE WE ARE SOMEWHERE IN THE EUROPE/ LATIN AMERICA

  • @ws1814
    @ws1814 Před 6 měsíci +3

    What are the income sources of these rich Lebanese? How are they able to stay just as rich when the common people lost all their savings and have to rely on donations even for food, medicine etc?

  • @jawadbadran9826
    @jawadbadran9826 Před 7 měsíci +8

    wait , did he say the banking system is still very strong 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @needmoreramsay
    @needmoreramsay Před 8 měsíci +2

    Audio starts again at 11:22

  • @filmawayvlad
    @filmawayvlad Před 8 měsíci +1

    Sure… no comments. What’s Beirut like now?

  • @thedandyscopic
    @thedandyscopic Před 7 měsíci +3

    Gone With The Wind

  • @SunFrame
    @SunFrame Před 4 měsíci +2

    There is a very confusing mixture of accents, some sound British, others French and some I don't know what

  • @osimoes5113
    @osimoes5113 Před 8 měsíci +20

    LOVE the fact cristians and muslims can live together and be happy

    • @frankmorgan2772
      @frankmorgan2772 Před 8 měsíci +28

      Check the LEbanese history, about the War, and maybe you'll see the reality and change your view about this.

    • @osimoes5113
      @osimoes5113 Před 8 měsíci

      @@frankmorgan2772 might not be simple but there are situations whre it would be possible.. but seems a far away situation for now.
      Terrorism is not answer and its gonna burn some ppl

    • @ilaneee6103
      @ilaneee6103 Před 7 měsíci +2

      haha u think christians are happy in Lebanon? great delusion!

    • @aami6412
      @aami6412 Před 7 měsíci +3

      They can only if they will forgive and forget what happened in the past, and move forward to a better future for our beloved country Lebanon 🇱🇧

    • @osimoes5113
      @osimoes5113 Před 7 měsíci

      you know i blame iran israel is also breaking human rights for some years but iran has a given refugee to terrorists and funds hamas and hezbollah so i do thk that iran has to first become a democratic state so that peace can exist after @@aami6412

  • @jakhaughton1800
    @jakhaughton1800 Před 2 měsíci +2

    More Lebanese live in Brazil than in the Lebanon.

  • @robertslawek2481
    @robertslawek2481 Před 9 dny

    Visited there as a pre-teenage with parents in ‘74. Always thought I will live there. Then the war happened, then the life. Never came back. Mais c’est la vie, non?

  • @aami6412
    @aami6412 Před 7 měsíci +12

    That’s what makes Lebanon so special,
    God bless Lebanese people

  • @Jason-silver
    @Jason-silver Před 7 měsíci +3

    Great documentary but no mention of the name of the people nor the name of the places frustrating .like who built the race course what s the name of the family. 😮

  • @salomejackson1
    @salomejackson1 Před 7 měsíci +2

    My dream country 🌷

  • @lamiahapaje844
    @lamiahapaje844 Před 7 měsíci +7

    They all seem to be lovely, elegant people. But lol, the amount of botox :))

  • @nirodaniroda1870
    @nirodaniroda1870 Před 8 měsíci

    The film seems half finished

  • @RaniaKaram
    @RaniaKaram Před 4 měsíci +1

    By the way, families who constitute the "elite" in Lebanon are made from all religions. And now the economic crisis is touching everybody. If you are a tourist, and bring american dollar, you can be considered "elite".

  • @rasheedjalloul
    @rasheedjalloul Před 7 měsíci +6

    This elite is not only Christian. In fact the richest people in Lebanon, and not very newly so, happen to be Muslim.

    • @AB-xe8wv
      @AB-xe8wv Před 4 měsíci

      This elite -Christian and Muslim - is arrogant , weak and morally corrupted and will be forgotten very quickly.

    • @tuyquienmas
      @tuyquienmas Před 6 dny

      It was christian who made Lebanon rich and then all destroyed in the civil war by muslims

  • @robertbuchanan9234
    @robertbuchanan9234 Před 2 dny

    Now I understand the reason there is no famine in the U.K. Aintree, Ascot, Catterick, Cheltenham, Epsom etc etc.

  • @Johanna-Rogier-Awad
    @Johanna-Rogier-Awad Před 8 měsíci +6

    You rich people do you think about the poor people ? I am not Lebanese, but my in laws are.

    • @danielgrimes4597
      @danielgrimes4597 Před 4 měsíci

      The responsible rich & those who are actually worthwhile do.

  • @reynoldthemagnificientthun463
    @reynoldthemagnificientthun463 Před 8 měsíci +8

    If one's filthy rich, dont forget the poor and needy of diverse cultures. This is your sacred responsibility to society

    • @GladysAlicea
      @GladysAlicea Před 4 měsíci

      Especially if one claims to be Christian. True Christians live by the laws of God, which are antithetical to how these people live, in religious hypocrisy at its best, and it goes down from there.

  • @Super7147
    @Super7147 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Where is this lovely location? so I can go and visit but pay ofcourse

    • @mhm1963
      @mhm1963 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Byblos Lebanon .one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world

    • @GladysAlicea
      @GladysAlicea Před 4 měsíci

      Oh, yes, and there's also Baalbek; would love to visit.Ancient country with interesting, dazzling history.and sites.@@mhm1963

  • @muratmurat624
    @muratmurat624 Před 7 měsíci +1

    very sad..

  • @NewReflex
    @NewReflex Před 7 měsíci +3

    Very ill-informed. The wealthiest people in Lebanon are not Christian

  • @fedde115
    @fedde115 Před 11 dny

    I find it a little strange that no where in the entire video did I spot or hear birds outside 🤔🤔🤔 didn’t see not one bird . Besides the captive peacock

  • @ibrahimatmaca9367
    @ibrahimatmaca9367 Před 4 měsíci +2

    SubhanAllah great documentary

  • @maxvolokitin4573
    @maxvolokitin4573 Před 9 dny +1

    A country that is locked between something- means a country that has no access to a sea

  • @susansimon7428
    @susansimon7428 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I understand things have changed since Lebanon's financial crisis began but it is worth noting that Christians seem to do better in life than Muslims. Why is that????

  • @AhmedN42
    @AhmedN42 Před 11 dny

    Beirut could’ve been one of the most budding, culturally rich and beautiful places in the region, but it’s been destroyed by a series of senseless civil wars that ate at the country for decades. What a crying shame.

  • @jgjalsas1315
    @jgjalsas1315 Před 8 měsíci +8

    For me these ppl look silly

  • @charlesghanem9876
    @charlesghanem9876 Před 6 měsíci +3

    But rich Muslims live same life, why continue to identify and divide this country into religious sects, while intermarriage is so much increasing between different religions,

  • @Ladynora530
    @Ladynora530 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Money matters

  • @Yasgoe
    @Yasgoe Před 7 měsíci +1

    The documentary itself is nice but photography is bad quality there is also often no subtitles when they speak spanish and often no sound at all. Very low budget documentary. A pitty!

  • @antongavutti4376
    @antongavutti4376 Před 7 dny

    ......life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fools, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poors...

  • @eugenethered3060
    @eugenethered3060 Před 7 měsíci

    Wow - what's the superb music behind the beginning of this????????? Please anyone!

  • @carlosacta8726
    @carlosacta8726 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Interesting film, but who was that belly dancer ???!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @RosencrantzJr
      @RosencrantzJr Před 8 měsíci +5

      Definitely not Shakira.

    • @IndrajitDasEA
      @IndrajitDasEA Před 7 měsíci

      Yeah right .. that's a good question :)

    • @Mighty-ue7bt
      @Mighty-ue7bt Před 14 dny

      Bro that’s all you got out of this?

    • @carlosacta8726
      @carlosacta8726 Před 14 dny

      @@Mighty-ue7bt ...What else am I supposed to get? I'm Maronite!

    • @Mighty-ue7bt
      @Mighty-ue7bt Před 14 dny +1

      @@carlosacta8726 you know i was just having fun bro😂

  • @taurusaziz9392
    @taurusaziz9392 Před 7 měsíci

    ليه الصوت قطع

  • @octaviobarajas3980
    @octaviobarajas3980 Před 14 dny +1

    This is kind of sick…

  • @olaabtar1390
    @olaabtar1390 Před 8 měsíci +3

    locked between syria and Palestine

  • @CarolGasses
    @CarolGasses Před 5 měsíci +1

    The elite Lebanon is not of interest thus far. Looking for the historic features and villages my ancestors left behind in 1900 ish. Excellent video though!

  • @Noah-357
    @Noah-357 Před 9 dny +1

    This reflects the currpoted state in Lebenon, where minorities hold authority and resources because of inherited colonialism and imperialism like support of foreign countries. Unfortunately, when you see the majority in a country is suffering of poverty and homelessness while religious minority is holding the power and resources, this is not a normal state my friend. The normal state should be the religious majority is wealthier than the minority. For example imagine Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were Muslims and / or Hindu, not Christians(not the religious or ethnic majority). Also, imagine if the Christian majority in the US is poor and the other minorities like Asian , muslims, and Hindu holds the resources and power. How would the situation be ?. What would be the normal state ?. Is it right for the demographic minority to hold authority and resources in a country over the demographic majority ?

  • @khaldounhajaj8347
    @khaldounhajaj8347 Před 15 dny +1

    My father built a race course for the starving people. …LEBANON IN A SENTENCE

  • @aminab8972
    @aminab8972 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Ils sont en Amérique du Sud depuis des décennies, n'ont plus rien de libanais.. et pourquoi ils n'aident pas leur pays qui traverse une grande crise ?

  • @user-yy3vd9vx7y
    @user-yy3vd9vx7y Před 6 měsíci +2

    🙏✝️🌏 3 billions solidarity

  • @esammousa434
    @esammousa434 Před 8 měsíci

    ❤😥👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏😍

  • @ledepart.design
    @ledepart.design Před 7 měsíci +1

    No wonder why this country is bankrupt!

  • @ZEE-es3jk
    @ZEE-es3jk Před 2 měsíci +1

    "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible." - Matthew 19 - KJV

  • @OfficeStaff-kh1jl
    @OfficeStaff-kh1jl Před 8 měsíci +2

    What they really planing Sell at a restaurant its coke
    N fast food they are reffering to meth