Happens in your absence

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Happens in your absence, is a 2021 Syrian movie, directed by Seif Eddin Subaie, and starring Yazan Khalil, Ruba Zarour. Jalal Shammout.

Overview

Happens in Your Absence is a Syrian drama film that approaches the raw reality of the Syrian crisis through an intimate human story. In the besieged city of Homs, a journalist and a doctor from starkly different backgrounds are thrown together following a kidnapping and a burning desire for revenge. They find themselves sheltering in a near-abandoned house surrounded by devastation and fear, with no clear path forward. As days pass in a city that is bleeding out, their adversarial dynamic slowly shifts, and shared humanity begins to emerge from the rubble. The film offers an emotionally resonant portrait of war's human cost and the unexpected bonds forged under extreme circumstances.

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