Syria Revolution-Turned-Civil War 10 Years Later: Filmmakers Reflect on the Ongoing Crisis
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variety.comNick Vivarelli International CorrespondentTen years after the Syrian revolution that rapidly turned into civil war, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, tens of thousands have disappeared — believed to have been tortured and killed in government prisons — and an estimated 13 million, more than half of Syria’s prewar population, have been forcibly displaced.
Filmmakers on the front lines have played a crucial role in raising awareness beyond the din of TV news. Has it all been in vain?“If we look at where we are now as Syrians, nobody can ignore the pain and the suffering and the death and destruction,” says Waad Al-Kateab, co-director of “For Sama,” the 2020 Oscar-nominated civil war diary that traveled around the world.
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