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      5 Seasons of Revolution

      2023 1 hr. 35 min. Biography Documentary List
      70% 10 Reviews Tomatometer An aspiring video journalist in her twenties who finds herself already facing self-reckoning. Born in Damascus, Syria, Lina starts to report on the events around her until she is compelled to become a war reporter and, later, the unexpected narrator of her own destiny. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Harvey Variety While “5 Revolutions” is not an ideal starting place for those unfamiliar with the general conflict’s origins, tangled politics or international repercussions, it provides a powerfully universal sense of life and resistance... May 4, 2023 Full Review Susannah Gruder indieWire It’s a deeply personal depiction of life during wartime, in large part due to Lina’s everpresent voiceover narration. Her diaristic recollections give a loose shape to this otherwise abstract film. Rated: B Jan 30, 2023 Full Review Marya E. Gates RogerEbert.com [Director Lina] points the film's gaze directly on the world that sees what happened in Syria as a burden Jan 24, 2023 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Her footage allows us to feel the slow grind of a regime that will stop at nothing to oppress its populace. Rated: 4/5 Mar 31, 2023 Full Review CJ Sheu The News Lens International The development of political protests, from initial fervor to division and abandonment, is well-trodden territory; ... The greatest significance of this film is as an indirect reminder that the Syrian civil war is still ongoing. Feb 7, 2023 Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine No matter how courageous its subjects, 5 Seasons is a badly made testament, both compared with some of the best of the many nonfiction films that have emerged from the Syrian Civil War and related turmoil and in general storytelling terms. Feb 6, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis An aspiring video journalist in her twenties who finds herself already facing self-reckoning. Born in Damascus, Syria, Lina starts to report on the events around her until she is compelled to become a war reporter and, later, the unexpected narrator of her own destiny.
      Director
      Lina
      Executive Producer
      Laura Poitras
      Genre
      Biography, Documentary
      Original Language
      Arabic