Many Syrian refugees who fled their country during the war likely experience this nightmare as a mirage of home and hope that is disappearing. A short documentary called BACK, which was produced by Yazan Rabee, follows those who go back to their haunted hometowns in the middle of nowhere. BACK explores how political violence is ingrained in the mind, especially for those who long for a place to call home after a long period of exile, using intimate testimony and striking visuals. However, as Rabee asks, did the uprising against Bashar al-Assad actually start in 2012? Or did the trauma begin decades earlier, during Bashar’s father’s bloody rule?
Source: Aljazeera
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