11 Films & TV Shows Set In Syria During The 21st Century
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The Man Who Sold His Skin
๐ง๐ช Belgium ๐ฑ๐ง Lebanon ๐ธ๐พ Syria The 2010sTo be able to travel to Europe and find the love of his life, Sam Ali, a Syrian refugee, accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the most sulfurous contemporary artist; becoming that way a precious work of art.
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For Sama
๐ธ๐พ Syria The 2010sAn intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war โ A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateabโs life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choiceโ whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughterโs life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
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Last Men in Aleppo
๐ธ๐พ Syria The 2010sWinner of the Grand Jury Documentary prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyadโs breathtaking work โ a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage โ follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization consisting of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes and attacks in the hope of saving lives. Incorporating moments of both heart-pounding suspense and improbable beauty, the documentary draws us into the lives of three of its founders โ Khaled, Subhi, and Mahmoud โ as they grapple with the chaos around them and struggle with an ever-present dilemma: do they flee or stay and fight for their country?
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Of Fathers and Sons
๐ธ๐พ Syria The 2010sTalal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. His camera focuses on Osama and his younger brother Ayman, providing an extremely rare insight into what it means to grow up in an Islamic Caliphate.
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Jim: The James Foley Story
๐ธ๐พ Syria ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq ๐ฑ๐พ Libya The 2010s The 2000s The 1990sIn August, 2014, a video of the public execution of American photojournalist James Foley rippled across the globe. Foley wore an orange jumpsuit as he knelt beside an ISIS militant dressed in black. That image challenged the world to deal with a new face of terror. And it tested one American family. Seen through the lens of filmmaker Brian Oakes, Foleyโs close childhood friend, Jim takes us from small-town New England to the adrenaline-fueled front lines of Libya and Syria, where Foley pushed the limits of danger to report on the plight of civilians impacted by war.
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Phantom
Illinois ๐ฎ๐ณ India ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan ๐ฑ๐ง Lebanon ๐ธ๐พ Syria The 2000sA Story You Wish Were True โ Phantom is an action thriller that unfolds across various countries around the world. The plot revolves around protagonist Daniyal, whose journey to seek justice takes him from India to Europe, America and the volatile Middle East. However, he finds out that in a mission like this, there is always a price to pay, in this case, a very personal price.
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Red Sky
๐ฎ๐ท Iran ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq ๐ธ๐พ Syria The 2000sGo Rogue โ Disgraced Top Gun fighter pilot Butch Masters leads a rogue squad in recovery of a WMD. Masters must navigate a fractured friendship, a love triangle, and must take to the skies to reclaim his military and personal honor.
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E-Team
๐ฑ๐พ Libya ๐ธ๐พ Syria The 2010sE-Team is driven by the high-stakes investigative work of four intrepid human rights workers, offering a rare look at their lives at home and their dramatic work in the field.
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Return to Homs
๐ธ๐พ Syria The 2010sFilmed over 3 years in Homs, accompanying 2 outstanding young men from the time they were only dreaming of freedom to the time when they are forced to change course. Basset, the 19yo national football team goalkeeper, who became an outspoken demonstration leader in the city, then an icon revolution singer, till he becomes a fighter... a militia leader. Ossama, his 24yo friend, renowned citizen journalist, cynical pacifist... as his views are forced to change, until he is detained by army secret service. It is the story of a city, of which the world have heard a lot, but never really got closer than news, never really had the chance to experience how a war erupted. a modern times epic of youth in war time.
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Inescapable
Ontario ๐ธ๐พ Syria The 2010sYou can never escape your past โ Twenty-five years ago Adib, a promising young officer in the Syrian military police, suddenly left Damascus under suspicious circumstances. Abandoning the love of his life Fatima, he made his way to Canada and wiped the slate clean. When his daughter Muna suddenly disappears in Damascus, his past threatens to violently catch up to him. Teaming up with a Canadian emissary, Adib must now confront the turmoil he thought he left behind in order to find Muna.
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The Syrian Bride
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel ๐ธ๐พ Syria The 2000sIn Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other because of the occupation of the area by Israel since 1967; when Mona moves to Syria, she will lose her undefined nationality and will never be allowed to return home. Mona's father Hammed is a political activist pro-Syria that is on probation by the Israeli government. His older son Hatten married a Russian woman eight years ago and was banished from Majdal Shams by the religious leaders and his father. His brother Marwan is a wolf trader that lives in Italy. His sister Amal has two teenager daughters and has the intention to join the university, but her marriage with Amin is in crisis. When the family gathers for Mona's wedding, an insane bureaucracy jeopardizes the ceremony.