RETURN TO HOMS
by Talal Derki
synopsis
From 2011 to 2013, filmmaker Talal Derki followed the journey of two close friends whose lives had been upended by the battle raging in Syria. Nineteen-year-old Basset is a local soccer star—the goalkeeper for the Syrian national team. He has also become an iconic singer in the revolution. His songs reflect his dreams of a peaceful liberation from Assad’s brutal regime. Ossama is a 24-year-old media activist and pacifist who wields his camera to capture the revolution. When the army cracks down and their beloved city of Homs becomes a bombed-out ghost town, these two peaceful protesters finally take up arms and transform into rebel insurgents.
international title: | Return to Homs |
original title: | Return to Homs |
country: | Syria, Germany |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Talal Derki |
film run: | 90' |
screenplay: | Talal Derki |
cinematography by: | Kahtan Hassoun, Ossama Al Homsi, Talal Derki, Orwa Nyrabia |
film editing: | Anne Fabini |
producer: | Orwa Nyrabia, Hans Robert Eisenhauer |
production: | Ventana-Film, Proaction Film/Syria |