I have been meaning to post for a while about this documentary, as The Colonel’s Stray Dogs is one of the most insightful and moving documentaries about Libya. Made by Khalid Shamis and released in 2021, it follows the trajectory of Ashur Shamis (the father of the filmmaker), one of the leaders of the resistance against the Gaddafi regime and one of its most serious enemies, and the regime’s efforts to hunt down and assassinate opponents both within Libya and abroad. It is really worth finding and watching, especially given that the various Libyan resistance movements against the regime are so little documented.

The film also has a great score by Tiago Correia-Paulo, available on Bandcamp and worth listening on its own.