5 Seasons of Revolution

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5 Seasons of Revolution

2023

1h 35m

Documentary

Biography

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Producer: Diana El Jeiroudi
Screenwriter: Lina, Diana El Jeiroudi
Production Co: Docmakers , Doco Digital, Piraya Film, No Nation Films, Anonymous Content
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: Arabic
Runtime: 1h 35m