Far from Bashar (2020)
- Directed by
- Pascal Sanchez
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A documentary about a Syrian couple who fled to Montreal after taking part in protests against President Bashar al-Assad. The film follows their life as refugees settled in Canada.
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What happens
Far from Bashar (French: Loin de Bachar) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Pascal Sanchez and released in 2020. The film profiles Adnan al-Mahamied and Basmah Issa, a married couple from Syria who have been living in Montreal since moving to Canada as refugees after participating in the uprisings against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. The film premiered on September 25, 2020, at the Cinémathèque québécoise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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