Cries from Syria

Cries from Syria (2017)

January 22nd, 20171h 52min

Documentary
73%

Overview

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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