Cries from Syria

Mar 10 2017 TV-MA 1h 51m
Documentary, Drama

An attempt to re-contextualize the European migrant crisis and ongoing hostilities in Syria, through eyewitness and participant testimony. Children and parents recount the revolution, civil war, air strikes, atrocities and ongoing humanitarian aid crises, in a portrait of recent history and the consequences of violence.

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Plot

CRIES FROM SYRIA is a searing, comprehensive account of a brutal five-year conflict from the inside out, drawing on hundreds of hours of war footage from Syrian activists and citizen journalists, as well as testimony from child protesters, leaders of the revolution, human rights defenders, ordinary citizens, and high-ranking army generals who defected from the government. Their collective stories are a cry for attention and help from a world that little understands their reality or agrees on what to do about it. A documentary by Evgeny Afineevsky, director of the Oscar-nominated film WINTER ON FIRE, CRIES FROM SYRIA premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

Written by

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Directed by

Evgeny Afineevsky

Cast

Hadi Al Abdullah, Raed Al Saleh, Riad Al-Asaad

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Syrian Arab Republic, Czech Republic

Production Companies

Afineevsky - Tolmor Production, Cinepost, Enab Baladi, HBO Documentary Films, Smart News Agency

Languages

English

Awards

8 wins & 15 nominations

Trailers
Cries From Syria Trailer (HBO Documentary Films)
Scores
# of Votes
1,196
Average Rating
8.3 out of 10
Metascore
76
Popularity
NA