Flood in Baath Land, Documentary by late Syrian director Omar Amirallay

ولد عمر أميرالاي (1944- 2011) في دمشق من أسرة لها أصول شركسية وتركية وكردية وعربية. درس المسرح في جامعة “مسرح الأمم” في باريس عامي 1966-1967، ثم التحق بالمعهد العالي للدراسات السينمائية في باريس، لكنه انقطع عن الدراسة بسبب أحداث الطلبة عام1968. عاد إلى دمشق عام 1970.

Omar Amirallay (1944-2011) was born in Damascus, he descended from a family with Sacristan, Turkish, Kurdish and Arabic roots. In 1966-1967, he studied at the university of “the theatre of nations – Théâtre des Nations), then joined La Fémis (École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son) in Paris before he had to stop his study due to the events of the students in 1968. He returned to Damascus in 1970.

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The Revolution of Dignity – How it All Started – Syrian Documentary – English Subtitles

Horan is a region in southern Syria famous for its plains and agriculture farmlands. One of its main cities is Daraa, where the Syrian revolution had its great beginning…

Mrs Montaha al-Atrash is a prominent human rights activist. She is a princess, the daughter of the late Sultan Basha al Atrash who led the Syrian revolution against the French occupation. She is the spokeswoman of the Syrian Organization for Human Rights.

This is her words in the begining of the film:

“My dear these events started with children, I can’t believe a regime would punish children 12 and 13 years of age, just because they wrote on the walls: The People Want to Topple The Regime”.

Similar to other revolutions, as part of the Arab Spring, Syrians have given names to each Friday since the start of their revolution. Friday is the day in the week where demonsrations reach their peak. The Friday names are either symbolic general phrases, or political messages or terms used to raise awareness of certain issues or demands.

This film documents the begining of the Syrian revolution in Daraa.

A Child Testimony of Bashar’s Crimes

After more than a year of destruction and chaos, Syria’s children are now aware that not only it is violent people who have taken away their families and demolished their houses, but also that there is a higher authority above them giving them orders, and it is their president, Bashar Al-Assad. Children are now forced into understanding this complex concept of “politics”.

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Syrian Student Activist, First Interview After Detention

Yaman Al Qadery, a former detainee at the Air Force Intelligence Directorate, tells the story of her detention for the first time on the Al Hiwar Channel, She mentions important details describing the gruesome unethical behavior of State Security forces that violate international laws.

She also confirmed a rape incident committed by the pro-government gangs the “Shabiha” on campus at Damascus university.