Summary
Shot over three years on the borders between Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria and Lebanon, the film depicts the everyday struggles of people attempting to rebuild their lives amongst the devastating effects of civil wars, dictatorships, foreign invasions, and the deadly presence of ISIS.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 79Audiences 62GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer82%
Metascore75
IMDb6.6
Audience score57%
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 96100Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 113 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+103Released
2020
September 9, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Also spoken
KurdishMade in
Germany
France
Italy
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- 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 · 5
- Gianfranco Rosi Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Sound
- Guevara Namer Assistant Director
- Giuseppe Del Volgo Assistant Director
- Salam Salman Mezaal Assistant Director
- Hassan Haidar Assistant Director
Production · 10
- Diana El Jeiroudi Producer
- Paolo Del Brocco Producer
- Serge Lalou Producer
- Camille Laemlé Producer
- Eva-Maria Weerts Producer
- Donatella Palermo Producer
Editing · 2
- Jacopo Quadri Editor
- Fabrizio Federico Editor
Sound · 4
- Stefano Grosso Sound Editor
- Giancarlo Rutigliano Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Vladan Nedeljkov Foley Recordist
- Aleksandra Stojanović Foley Artist
Art · 2
- Andrea Castelletti Graphic Designer
- Alberto Baccari Graphic Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Luca Bellano Visual Effects
Other crew · 1
- Claudio Trotti Post-Production Manager
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