Syria, the country devastated by Assad

Syria, the country devastated by Assad

2023 | 52 minutes |

| U/A |

Rated 16+

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VIOLENCE, SMOKING, ALCOHOL

Director: Gaby Leygues

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Syria under Bashar al-Assad is a nation in chaos. Aleppo is in ruins, with constant attacks leaving people without essentials and battling cholera. In Damascus, Assad and his wife project an illusion of stability, while northwest Syria boils with raging conflict as Islamist fighters clash with his forces. What dark truths lie beneath this shattered facade?

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