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A Syrian Love Story

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As a revolution sweeps through the area, Raghda and Amer, who met in a Syrian prison cell, find their love challenged by circumstance.
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Peter Debruge Variety An invaluable and ultimately heart-breaking glimpse into current Middle Eastern conflicts that looks past the headlines to reveal the human beings involved. Nov 22, 2015 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) No matter how close he becomes to the family ("he's not my uncle," Bob is forced to explain at one point), McAllister somehow keeps our focus on the fact that this is all a microcosm of a more global crisis. Rated: 4/5 Sep 20, 2015 Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) Shot over five years, it became a heartbreaking portrait of a marriage unravelling. Rated: 4/5 Sep 18, 2015 Full Review Jennifer MacKenzie Hyperallergic By largely reducing the scope of the story to a he-said, she-said formulation, the film misses the chance to raise vital questions for its audiences. Feb 5, 2020 Full Review Alex Flood One Room With A View An awesomely powerful and moving tale. Rated: 5/5 May 4, 2019 Full Review Lucy Popescu CineVue A Syrian Love Story is a timely and necessary reminder of what Syrian refugees face today. Rated: 4/5 Apr 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 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 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member not much loving going on. 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 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis As a revolution sweeps through the area, Raghda and Amer, who met in a Syrian prison cell, find their love challenged by circumstance.
Director
Sean McAllister
Producer
Elhum Shakerifar, Sean McAllister
Screenwriter
Sean McAllister
Genre
Documentary, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 17, 2018
Runtime
1h 16m
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