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Who Loves the Sun, is a 2024 Canadian movie, directed by Arshia Shakiba, and starring Mahmood Al Saleh, Mohammad Al Saleh, Ahmed Al Hadi. with a runtime of 19 minutes.
Who Loves the Sun is a documentary film that immerses itself in the world of improvised oil refineries operating across war-torn northern Syria. At its center is Mahmoud, a prominent figure in these informal operations, who navigates the treacherous working conditions, local power dynamics, and survival economics that define life in the region. The film offers a rarely seen human perspective on the Syrian conflict, documenting how ordinary people extract meaning and livelihood from dangerous, makeshift industry amid ongoing war. A sober and observational work that reveals the ingenuity and desperation running parallel to the violence that dominates international coverage of the Syrian crisis.
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