Heroes and director (Damascus, Aleppo) monitor the reactions of the audience of the book fair through a panel discussion

Damascus-Sana

"Damascus Aleppo" directed by Bassel Khatib and starring the able artist Dureid Lahham, which was shown this evening in the Assad National Library in the cultural events accompanying the Book Fair 31 human stories that reflected the facts of the Syrians wartime through the characters derived from life and events address the conscience of the recipient of the pain To the Syrian people.

The documentary documented the events witnessed in the Syrian street from the closure of the Voice of the People radio and the terrorist bombing that targeted the Justice Palace in Damascus and the city of Aleppo.

"Aleppo Damascus," which was written by Taled Al-Khatib in partnership with the director and produced by the General Organization for Cinema, adopted the satirical black comedy style and deals with the repercussions of the crisis on the lives of Syrians. Syrians are united.

After the screening of the film, a dialogue seminar was held with the participation of director Khatib, artist Dureid Lahham and artist Canada Hanna, characterized by its interaction with the live audience of the Book Fair. And Australia.

Al-Khatib stressed the role of the Syrian communities in expatriates, particularly in Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and Australia, by contributing to the presentation of the film to their communities and delivering the Syrian voice during the war, calling for a wide participation of elites in the expatriate to build bridges of communication across all fields, including cultural and cinematic events.

For this film, the artist has a special status as he explained during the seminar because he was absent from the golden screen since 2006 looking forward to participate in a film that simulates the values ​​he presented on stage in his films such as “borders, report and disbelief” to come “Damascus Aleppo” to consolidate his cinematic presence among the minds of the generation the new.

Hanna expressed her happiness for touching the feelings of the people during the mass screenings of the film and their reactions, which distinguishes the cinema from the rest of the arts. the film.

The film starring Salma Al Masri, Sabah Al Jazairi, Canada Hanna, Abdel Moneim Amairi, Shukran Murtaji, Nazli Al Rawas, Bassam Lutfi, Ruba Al Halabi, Bilal Martini, Nasser Wardiani, Alaa Kassem, Nadine Kaddour, Nermin Shawki, Assem Hawat, Farouk El Gomaa, Wafa Al Abdallah, Ahmad Rafea, Louay Shaana, Nour Rafe, Nour Abdo, Osama Akkam, Hassan Doba, Majd Hanna, Salma Suleiman, Salem Boulos and Wael Sharifi.

At the end of the seminar, moderated by the journalist Nidal Qoshah and in the presence of a crowd of intellectuals, media and visitors to the exhibition honored shields on the film director and artists Lahham and Hanna.

Rasha Mahfoud