First day of School

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First day of School, is a 2018 Saudi movie, directed by Aram Abdulrahim. with a runtime of 8 minutes.

Overview

First Day of School is a short film that views the Syrian war through the eyes of two children on the most ordinary of days — the first day of school. As their individual fates intersect, the film captures the heartbreaking collision between childhood innocence and the brutal realities of armed conflict. By choosing the perspective of children who know nothing of politics but feel everything of loss and fear, the film offers one of the most human-scale portraits of what war truly costs. A quiet, devastating meditation on childhood, hope, and the world that adults leave for children to inherit.

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