{"id":86362,"date":"2025-04-17T12:29:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=86362"},"modified":"2025-04-17T08:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:30:02","slug":"lebanese-filmmaker-ziad-doueiri-the-civil-war-ended-but-the-conflict-never-ended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/lebanese-filmmaker-ziad-doueiri-the-civil-war-ended-but-the-conflict-never-ended\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese filmmaker Ziad Doueiri: &#8216;The civil war ended, but the conflict never ended&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k3hFWmhHRnSgRcCRppK\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A world-renowned filmmaker whose films are linked and mirror the events of the Lebanese civil war that broke out exactly 50 years ago has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the conflict is still having a huge effect on the country. 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