Return to Homs

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Directed by Talal Derki

Syrian Arab Republic, 2014

Documentary

87
Arabic
English

Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Synopsis

Basset is the goalkeeper for the Syrian soccer team, an iconic protest leader and singer. Osama is a media activist and pacifist wielding his camera to document the revolution. When Homs becomes a bombed ghost town, these two peaceful protesters take up arms and transform into renegade insurgents.

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We’ve partnered with the ongoing Human Rights Watch Film Festival to bring you this award-winning documentary from its selection. An unflinching view of the direct experiences of two Syrians amidst civil war, this is political cinema at its most compelling and immediate.

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Awards & Festivals

Sundance Film Festival

2014 | Winner: World Cinema - Documentary (Grand Jury Prize)

San Francisco International Film Festival

2014 | Winner: Best Documentary Feature (Special Jury Recognition)

Abu Dhabi Film Festival

2014 | Winner: Documentary Film Competition (Special Jury Award)

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What are people saying?

Nom de plume's rating of the film Return to Homs
Nom de plume

A incredibly gripping and astonishing documentary that follows Syrian revolutionaries and shows how the current events in Syria influence Homs and it's inhabitants. In my opinion a must-see film.
March 08, 2014 19:05
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Kevin's rating of the film Return to Homs
Kevin

Every syrian documentary tells a story, from the White Helmets to the Cannes documentary. Forget story, forget normal, just look at the buildings, the architecture, and nature. With an ounce of empathy comes a river of understanding. it is not that you need to see it, it is that you can't accept it, treating the film conventionally misses the entire point, Homs is apparently dead.
June 15, 2017 15:04
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