28th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
5 MARCH → 15 MARCH 2026
Segments: Stories To Tell

UK 2015 76 HD Color 76’
Comrades and lovers Amer and Raghda met in a Syrian prison cell 15 years ago. When the director first meets their family in 2009, Raghda is back in prison leaving Amer to look after their 4 boys alone; but as the “Arab Spring” sweeps the region, the family’s fate shifts irrevocably. Filmed over five years, the film charts their incredible odyssey to political freedom. For Raghda and Amer, it is a journey of hope, dreams and despair: for the revolution, their homeland and each other.
Awards
Grand Jury Prize – Sheffield Doc/Fest 2015, UK