The film documents the August 12, 1976 massacre of Palestinian and Lebanese refugees at Tall el Zaatar, a UN-administered refugee camp in northeast Beirut. Produced after the massacre, but featuring footage shot before and during the siege leading up to it, Tall el Zaatar reconstructs the history of the camp and recounts the long months of assault and resistance through the voices of the many survivors. The only film made about the tragedy, it was rediscovered and restored by Monica Maurer and Emily Jacir, and brings back these images of an erased history.