Summary
Four political activists friends are arrested by the repressive regime in Syria in the 1970s and spend twenty years in detention, three of them are released, and the fourth remains. The three friends are shocked by the huge changes they found in society, while showing the hardships their fourth comrade faces in prison.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 74
IMDb7.4
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for mysteries, −8 min on the typical 102
typical 10294Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Released
2009
October 10, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
MysteryDramaLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Made in
Syria
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Hatem Ali Director
Writing · 1
- Haitham Hakki Writer
Editing · 1
- Raouf Zaza Editor
Other crew · 1
- Mohamed Maghraoui Cinematography
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