Gianfranco Rosi NOTTURNO (ITALY) "For my new film, Notturno, I was filming in Syria on the border with Turkey, and I was there at the moment where the U.S.
Army was there, waiting for the commander-in-chief, which was Mr. Trump, to give the order to leave Syria. The order came and they left, but I didn't put that in the film.
I have the shot of them waiting, because I wanted to show hope. For four years with Trump, all the talk was leaving — leaving the Middle East.
My hope is now, with Joe Biden, America will again put the focus on this region that has been totally abandoned. Because ISIS is coming back, the jihadis are coming back.
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