A Syrian Love Story

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Audience Member This story is told through the experiences of every member of a Syrian family-not so different views & feelings of any US family. It begins in Syria before The Revolution when there was hope until present time after President Assad has murdered over 400,000 of his own citizens. Your heart won't forget this story & your feelings about Syrian refugees will make you want to do more to help. Even the BBC journalist lands in a Syrian Jail. Raw, real & nothing like you expect. Thank you Sean McAllister for giving so much of your own heart in making this. I hope he follows up to see how everyone does. GREAT. WOW. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Most Americans like to think of all muslims as one monolithic entity, even the progressive liberals such as the likes of Sam Harris and the late Chris Hitchens -- well, this documentary, spanning over the course of 5 years time in the life of a Syrian family, demonstrates that its nothing but. What makes it so fascinating is the real human aspect of the story -- a female revolutionary sometimes finding it hard to swallow her pride & having to choose between love, family, and the cause she believes in. Very nicely done. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member not much loving going on. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member As Good (And Bad) As It Gets This is remarkable documentary that focuses on a Syrian-Palestianian couple through 5 years of the Syrian nightmare, and how their relationship is destroyed by it. It is sad, unpredictable and informative at a human level like few other documentaries. Sean McAllister focuses his attention on the Alawite wife, a woman of no mean courage, whose commitment to Syrian democracy costs her freedom, marriage and even her children. The film opens with her arrested the year before the 'revolution', jailed for writing a scathing attack on the Assad regime. Her Palestinian husband pines for her. Then McAllister is arrested by the regime after the 'revolution' breaks out, and jails him for 5 days. When he is let out, so is she. But they can no longer stay in Syria, and are forced to de-camp to Lebanon. What happens next will amaze you, it is so brutal and disturbing. Despite having zero love for the Syrians, nor a great deal of hope for Arab democracy (an oxymoron?), this is a devastating human story that would evoke pity from a rock. It is beautifully made and presented. If you want to stick your head in the sand fine with me. This is top drawer documentary making, and your heart will go out to these people. The Syrian crisis is humanised and it hurts. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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