Damascus... Aleppo

At a glance

Damascus... Aleppo, is a 2019 Syrian movie, directed by Basil Al-Khatib, and starring Duraid Lahham, Sabah Jazairi, Abdel Moneim Amayri. with a runtime of 120 minutes.

Overview

Damascus... Aleppo is a Syrian human drama centered on an introverted former broadcaster who has chosen to insulate himself from the devastating war engulfing his country. His voluntary detachment serves as a fragile psychological shield — until news arrives that his daughter is trapped under siege in Aleppo, shattering every wall he has built. The film is a sensitive portrait of dissociation as a coping mechanism in wartime, examining how one deeply personal crisis can force a reckoning with the wider reality a person has spent years trying to escape.

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