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Cries From Syria

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Syrian activists, revolutionary leaders, former army generals, journalists and ordinary citizens discuss their country's humanitarian crisis and civil war.

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Neil Genzlinger New York Times 03/13/2017
If the idea of cozying up to Russia strikes you as harmless, or all those Syrian refugees are too far away to seem real, the HBO documentary Cries From Syria is something you ought to watch. Go to Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe 03/13/2017
It provides historical context, tracking the conflict from the Arab Spring to the confrontations between resistance groups and President Bashar al-Assad's army, all leading to the massive exodus of refugees. Go to Full Review Dorothy Rabinowitz Wall Street Journal 03/10/2017
Cries From Syria is an eloquent, agitating and profoundly moving chronicle of that war and its participants. Go to Full Review Christopher Campbell Thrillist 02/09/2018
The best of the year's Syria documentaries, the film thoroughly chronicles the situation from revolution to civil war and the refugee migration. Go to Full Review Sr. Rose Pacatte National Catholic Reporter 06/12/2017
Set your DVR or watch "Cries from Syria" when it is broadcast tonight. The conflict may be complicated, but the brutality and gore of the killings of hundreds of thousands for the sake of one man, Assad, while the world watches, is not. Go to Full Review Daniel Palmer Film Inquiry 03/12/2017
Cries from Syria is one of the most cogent attempts to dispel the poisonous myths being promulgated in certain sections of the media with regard to refugees. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/05/2018 A must see. Such a tragedy in our world See more 12/02/2017 I don't know if i will be able to see this again. It's a very difficult movie to watch. Syrian and Russian president deserve all the worst to come for them in a future. Highly recommended to watch only if you're ready to watch really tough scenes of war. See more 07/30/2017 HBO thanks for sharing this. See more 06/09/2017 Death to Putin & Assad. Goddamn them all to hell. See more 04/09/2017 This film should be mandatory viewing for all government officials! See more 04/09/2017 Although I was generally aware of the problems in Syria, it's hard to comprehend if you merely see 15 seconds of footage on the news. This powerful movie provides a chronological history of the brutal atrocities inflicted on innocent people, most of them children and women. Torturing teens, bombing schools, raping women and men is tough to grasp...the amount of footage showing some of this and the hundreds of dead children will move everyone brave enough to sit through it. See more Read all reviews
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Evgeny Afineevsky

Director

Helen Mirren

Narrator

Evgeny Afineevsky

Producer

Den Tolmor

Producer

Aaron I. Butler

Producer

David Dinerstein

Executive Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Syrian activists, revolutionary leaders, former army generals, journalists and ordinary citizens discuss their country's humanitarian crisis and civil war.
Director
Evgeny Afineevsky
Producer
Evgeny Afineevsky, Den Tolmor, Aaron I. Butler
Production Co
National Geographic, Afineevsky - Tolmor Production, HBO Documentary Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 51m
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