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دمشق يا بسمة الحزن (2008)

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Country
Syria

How it feels

A Syrian film adaptation of a novel by Ulfat Idlibi. It follows a story set in Damascus, focusing on personal and emotional experiences.

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What happens

دمشق يا بسمة الحزن فيلمٌ سوريّ مُقبس عن رواية الكاتبة السوريّة إلفة الإدلبي التي تحمل نفس الاسم، من تأليف محمود عبد الواحد، وإخراج ماهر كدو، وإنتاج المؤسسة العامة للسينما عام 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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