12 Angry Lebanese
Drama therapist Zena Daccache talks about her theatrical remake of the film 12 Angry Men. The catch? She has cast the inmates of Roumieh.
Translated from its original Arabic.
You didn't pick the friendliest of crowds to work in, did you?
Working in a prison has its rewards. I love working with people who have something to say. The people who have the most to say are people who’ve been through more than what you have, people who have a problematic background. It doesn’t get any more problematic than prison, does it?
Nope; and it doesn’t hurt that some are hardened criminals either.
Forget what they’ve done, living in prison – a place you can’t leave, a place your freedoms are arrested – practically guarantees that your head is buzzing with a million things to say. And criminals don’t wiggle around, they’re rather straightforward, aren’t they?
Straight as a bullet...
If the man doesn’t like you then he’ll tell you, or attack you. There’s no need for veils or pretension. These people may be criminals, but on the flip-side that makes them rather genuine, and interesting. It makes you want to help them.
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Help me, I’m linear!
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