Cries from Syria
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.
At a glance
Countries
United States of America, Czech Republic, Syrian Arab Republic
Ratings
TMDB users
7.2/10
29 votes
Rating consensus
72/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~72/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Hadi Al Abdullah
Himself
Raed Al Saleh
Himself
Helen Mirren
Narrator
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Cries from Syria (2017)
Evgeny Afineevsky
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