Storyline
An attempt to re-contextualize the European migrant crisis and ongoing hostilities in Syria, through eyewitness and participant testimony. Children and parents recount the revolution, civil war, air strikes, atrocities and ongoing humanitarian aid crises, in a portrait of recent history and the consequences of violence.
Cast & Crew
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Hadi Al Abdullah
Himself
LeadRA
Raed Al Saleh
Himself
Helen Mirren
Narrator
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Evgeny Afineevsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cries from Syria is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
