It's one of those rare moments in history, when someone began filming a budding conflict just at the right moment. We follow a young man named Basset from the time of secular protests against Bashar al-Assad's regime into the rebellion and the following Syrian civil war. Gradually the rebellion turns into a fight for mere survival. Bassat sees his friends fall one by one. Their hopes slowly erode away and there is no help from the outside other than maybe from Islamist groups.
This is not underlined in the film, but there's a certain feeling of secular rebellion slowly being hijacked. Not because anyone wanted it, but because that was the only option, only straw they could grab onto while drowning.
I hope that Basset is still alive and well. He remains an inspiring person amidst all this tragedy.
Everyone should see this.
This is not underlined in the film, but there's a certain feeling of secular rebellion slowly being hijacked. Not because anyone wanted it, but because that was the only option, only straw they could grab onto while drowning.
I hope that Basset is still alive and well. He remains an inspiring person amidst all this tragedy.
Everyone should see this.