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Under Concrete, is a 2017 Saudi movie, directed by Meshal Al-Jaser, and starring Jay Abdo, Nour Bitar, Ryan Hai. with a runtime of 11 minutes.
Under Concrete is a harrowing short dramatic film set against the backdrop of the Syrian war. The story centers on a young child who becomes trapped beneath the rubble of her home after an explosion reduces it to debris. The film distills the immense human cost of armed conflict into a single, devastating image — a child alone under the concrete, a metaphor for the innocence stolen by war. Without the need for elaborate plot, the film conveys the urgent reality of civilian suffering in Syria, placing the audience in direct proximity to loss and survival. A stark, emotionally resonant work that belongs to the growing body of Syrian war cinema.
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