Cries from Syria
2017•1h 52m•7.2•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Evgeny Afineevsky
Languages
Arabic, English
Studio
HBO Documentary Films
Cast
Hadi Al Abdullah
Himself
Raed Al Saleh
Himself
Helen Mirren
Narrator
Production
Company
HBO Documentary Films
Company
Afineevsky - Tolmor Production
Company
Cinepost
Company
Enab Baladi
Company
Smart News Agency
Producer
Aaron I. Butler
Producer
Den Tolmor
Producer
Evgeny Afineevsky
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