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  • Of Fathers And Sons (2017)
    Review preview for Of Fathers And Sons

    What makes the film all the more poignant is the fact that the children are, of course, despite all this, like kids anywhere else.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The director embeds himself with a radical Islamic family in Syria to ask what the future holds for their kids.
  • Return To Homs (2013)
    Review preview for Return To Homs

    The film has been impressively edited by Anne Fabini, so that despite the inevitable rough and ready nature of some of the footage captured under fire, the end result feels taut and cohesive.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about rebel fighters in the besieged Syrian city.

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