Coma

At a glance

Coma, is a 2016 Syrian movie, directed by Amro Ali, and starring Yahya Abodan, Ahmed AlRefaee, Farouk AlShamy. with a runtime of 16 minutes.

Overview

Coma is a Syrian drama set against the backdrop of the Syrian war, following an elderly man who falls into a deep coma, suspended between life and death. His young son is left to navigate an emotionally exhausting internal conflict, torn between his sense of duty toward his incapacitated father and his own desires and dreams for the future. As war rages outside, the film turns inward to explore deeply human questions of obligation, sacrifice, and the weight of grief. A quiet but profound work that finds intimate personal tragedy within the larger catastrophe of conflict.

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