Born in Damascus
Born in Damascus
| 17 February 2022 (USA)
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In her documentary, the Scottish-Syrian director tries to reconcile the two worlds in her head: her fond memories of visiting relatives in Damascus and what has happened in Syria since then. She confronts her cousin, who fled from there, with her recordings from then - and thus calls back memories that were buried under trauma.

Reviews
Beystiman

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

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Neive Bellamy

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

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Quiet Muffin

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

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Stephanie

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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