In Syria

'Insyriated', 2017

A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home. This nerve-wracking study of life in Damascus won an Audience Award at Berlinale.

A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home. This nerve-wracking study of life in Damascus won an Audience Award at Berlinale.

Runtime

85 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Drama

Keywords

2010s, syria, syrian civil war, civilians at wartime, civilian casualty

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In Syria

Philippe Van Leeuw, 2017

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Aspect ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

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Screening formats

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Awards

The Lebanese Movie Awards

Nominated

2019

Best Make-Up & Hair In A Lebanese Motion Picture

LMA

Storyline

A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home. This nerve-wracking study of life in Damascus won an Audience Award at Berlinale.

Trapped inside her house in a city under siege, a mother of three turns her flat into a safe harbour for her family and neighbours in an attempt to protect them from the war raging on the streets of Damascus, in the latest from Philippe Van Leeuw (The Life of Jesus).

Summary

A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home. This nerve-wracking study of life in Damascus won an Audience Award at Berlinale.

Synopsis

Trapped inside her house in a city under siege, a mother of three turns her flat into a safe harbour for her family and neighbours in an attempt to protect them from the war raging on the streets of Damascus, in the latest from Philippe Van Leeuw (The Life of Jesus).

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Cast & crew

Cast

Hiam Abbass

Actress

Diamand Bou Abboud

Actress

Juliette Navis

Actor/Actress

Crew

Philippe Van Leeuw

Screenwriter

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