Cries from Syria
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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Genre: Documentary, Drama
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky
Actors: Abu Mohammad Al-Julani, Bashar al-Assad, Cissy Jones, Ghiath Matar, Hadi Al Abdullah, Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb, Kholoud Helmi, Raed Al Saleh, Riad Al-Asaad, Suzan Matar, Zaher Al-Saket
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