Republic of Silence (2021)
- Directed by
- Diana El Jeiroudi
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Syria, Qatar, Germany, France
- Runtime
- 3h 10m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This documentary follows Syrians who grew up under a dictatorship with heavy censorship and surveillance. It shows how they live with limited freedom of expression and pervasive monitoring.
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