24 minutes that'll wreck you. A child's eye view of hell you can't unsee.
The film tells the story of a little girl whose city was subjected to genocide by unknown armed groups.
Acting
Shahed Al-Zalak's silent devastation speaks volumes.
Direction
Anzour refuses to look away so you can't either.
Cinematography
Claustrophobic framing traps you in her world.
Director
Yazan Najdat Anzour
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anzour is Syrian; this reflects real displacement crises largely ignored by Western media. The 24-minute runtime mirrors how quickly lives implode.
Shot with mostly non-professional child actors from actual refugee backgrounds — their silence isn't acting, it's survival.
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