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Return to Homs Documents One Man’s Journey from Peaceful Revolution to Armed Struggle
by Tasbeeh Herwees
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July 20, 2015 at 18:15
The film's protagonist, Abdul Basset Saroot.
Talal Derki’s Return to Homs, a documentary about a soccer player-turned-protester-turned-revolutionary fighter in Syria, captures on film the tragedy of one of the most devestating human events of our generation. The Syrian revolution, which began on the hopes and dreams of peaceful protesters in 2011, has in the years since become a terrifying and relentless war that has not only taken countless lives but also demolished entired cities in the Levantine country. Return to Homs’ young protagonist, Abdul Basset Saroot, represents one of millions of young men and women who first burst out onto the street in unarmed demonsrations, calling for an end to the dictatorship of Bashar Al-Assad, but were then forced to take up arms when the regime responded with bullets and bombs.
At the beginning of the film, Saroot is a lively, hopeful young activist. Known in the city for his fame as goalkeeper for the Syrian national soccer team, he had become an outspoken dissident, singing protest songs at rallies demanding an end to the regime. But the film documents, as well, Saroot’s disenchantment with the revolution and his fatigue with the war. Return to Homs premiered at Sundance last year, earning the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize and accolades from film critics, who praised Derki for “a remarkable achievement in immersive conflict-zone filmmaking.” The film is set to make its television debut on PBS’s POV tonight, and will be streaming online beginning tomorrow, July 21, to August 20 at this link. GOOD spoke with Derki, who is now in Berlin, about the documentary.
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Return to Homs Documents One Man’s Journey from Peaceful Revolution to Armed Struggle
by Tasbeeh Herwees
1
3
July 20, 2015 at 18:15
The film's protagonist, Abdul Basset Saroot.
Talal Derki’s Return to Homs, a documentary about a soccer player-turned-protester-turned-revolutionary fighter in Syria, captures on film the tragedy of one of the most devestating human events of our generation. The Syrian revolution, which began on the hopes and dreams of peaceful protesters in 2011, has in the years since become a terrifying and relentless war that has not only taken countless lives but also demolished entired cities in the Levantine country. Return to Homs’ young protagonist, Abdul Basset Saroot, represents one of millions of young men and women who first burst out onto the street in unarmed demonsrations, calling for an end to the dictatorship of Bashar Al-Assad, but were then forced to take up arms when the regime responded with bullets and bombs.
At the beginning of the film, Saroot is a lively, hopeful young activist. Known in the city for his fame as goalkeeper for the Syrian national soccer team, he had become an outspoken dissident, singing protest songs at rallies demanding an end to the regime. But the film documents, as well, Saroot’s disenchantment with the revolution and his fatigue with the war. Return to Homs premiered at Sundance last year, earning the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize and accolades from film critics, who praised Derki for “a remarkable achievement in immersive conflict-zone filmmaking.” The film is set to make its television debut on PBS’s POV tonight, and will be streaming online beginning tomorrow, July 21, to August 20 at this link. GOOD spoke with Derki, who is now in Berlin, about the documentary.
Continue reading at.
Return to Homs Documents One Man s Journey from Peaceful Revolution to Armed Struggle GOOD
