Join AltCity for the screening of Marcedes a very special movie by the talented director Hady Zaccak. The movie will be followed by a discussion with the director.
About the Movie
Marcedes is the biography of the Mercedes Ponton the 180 model (1953-1962) which became a pop icon of the pre-war Lebanon and witnessed the transformations on the Lebanese scene.
This is the story of a German “family” which became a Lebanese symbol through the decades. This is the History of Lebanon seen through automobiles labeled locally: “Marcedes”.
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