The Return to Homs

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The Return to Homs

Released Jun 13, 2014

1h 30m

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War turns Syrian soccer star Abdul Basset Saroot into a protest leader and singer who initially favors his country's peaceful liberation from Assad. However, the army's violent crackdown on civilian protests changes his mind.

Kate Muir

Times (UK)

Return to Homs is a shocking, visceral documentary made among young Syrian fighters under siege from President Assad's snipers in the devastated city of Homs.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 7, 2014

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Admittedly, there are a lot of documentaries like this, made by citizen journalists recording uprisings in their homelands, but this is one of the best of the recent crop, and a timely reminder of a conflict that's slipped out of the headlines of late.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 26, 2014

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Sophie Monks Kaufman

Little White Lies

Captures with great immediacy the gallows that is war and the humour that is human.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 26, 2014

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D.W. Mault

CineVue

Return to Homs is completely unflinching in its gaze upon what it's like to be in the middle of an seemingly unending battle for a daily existence that wants to reside in dignity.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 26, 2019

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

The film has been impressively edited by Anne Fabini, so that despite the inevitable rough and ready nature of some of the footage captured under fire, the end result feels taut and cohesive.

Rated: 4/5

May 25, 2015

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Sophie Ivan

Total Film

Provides an unflinching insider's view of the Syrian conflict which has killed thousands and forced millions from their homes since 2011.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 23, 2014

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markus m

An intimate and thought-provoking documentary that shows how even those of us who are pacifists may turn to violence as the answer when it's the only one you're left with, and that puts things in perspective when you realize how horrifically different the daily lives of those not in the Western world are.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

With great, front line access of the rebel attempt to hold Homs during the siege of Homs. It is relevant and as recent and important history as one can get.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Talal Derki

Director

Abdul Basset Saroot

Self

Talal Derki

Screenwriter

Hans Robert Eisenhauer

Producer

Orwa Nyrabia

Producer

Talal Derki

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Synopsis

War turns Syrian soccer star Abdul Basset Saroot into a protest leader and singer who initially favors his country's peaceful liberation from Assad. However, the army's violent crackdown on civilian protests changes his mind.

Director: Talal Derki
Producer: Hans Robert Eisenhauer, Orwa Nyrabia
Screenwriter: Talal Derki
Distributor: Gathr Films
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 18, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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