Above Ground (2021)
- Original title
- فوق_الأرض
- Directed by
- Somar Afif Agha
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Syria, Ukraine
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A director returns to Syria after a long absence and reflects on how his country has changed during the war. The film combines his personal observations with a look at damaged archaeological and residential sites from late 2015 and early 2016.
informativesobercontemplativehistoricalreflectiveslow-pacedobservational
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