Cries from Syria

Synopsis

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.

CAST

Evgeny Afineevsky

Director

Hadi Al Abdullah

Himself

Raed Al Saleh

Himself

Helen Mirren

Narrator

Evgeny Afineevsky

Director

Hadi Al Abdullah

Himself

Raed Al Saleh

Himself

Helen Mirren

Narrator

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