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2024139 minPGdocumentary

Blowing in the Wind

2024139 minPGdocumentary

A group of citizen soldiers advances from Saraqeb to Al-Tabqa Military Airport in Raqqa to confront Bashar al-Assad’s army during the Syrian civil war.

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A group of citizen soldiers advances from Saraqeb to Al-Tabqa Military Airport in Raqqa to confront Bashar al-Assad’s army during the Syrian civil war.

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Eyad Aljaroddirector

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In Saraqeb in 2013, a group of citizen soldiers plans to advance to Al-Tabqa Military Airport in Raqqa. They aim to confront Bashar al-Assad’s army two years after the peaceful uprising ignited the Syrian civil war. The film captures their motivations and the challenges they face as they prepare for battle. This documentary spans 139 minutes of on-the-ground footage from a crucial period in the conflict.

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