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Black Box Syria: The Dirty War
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Black Box Syria: The Dirty War

2020-10-02 · 88 min · ★ 8.0

Documentary · History

A look back over nine years of the Syrian Civil War, an inextricable conflict, like a black box, due to the competing interests of the many factions in presence and those of the foreign powers.

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Directors
Andrzej Klamt
Production companies
Halbtotal Film, ZDF, ARTE, Phoenix
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Birgitta AssheuerSelf - Narrator (voice)
Îlham AhmedSelf - Politician
Zaher al-SaketSelf - Former Syrian Military Gen.
Mohammad AlmahmoudSelf - Syrian Refugee
Yaakov AmidrorSelf - Security Advisor
Mehmet BeshirSelf - Al-Hawl Camp Leader
Jonathan ConricusSelf - Israeli Army Colonel
Sam DagherSelf - Assad Family Biographer
Muhamed DemerSelf - German ISIS Member
Can DündarCan DündarSelf - Journalist
İyad el-Baghdadiİyad el-BaghdadiSelf - Human Rights Activist
Wadih El HayekSelf - Journalist
Robert FordSelf - Former USA Amb. in Syria
Burhan GhaliounSelf - Former SNC Chairman
Hussein GhrerSelf - Political Activist
Hassan HassanSelf - Middle East Expert
Homam HoutSelf - Filmmaker
Salim IdrisSelf - Former Syrian Military Brig. Gen.
İbrahim Kalınİbrahim KalınSelf - Pres. Erdoğan Advisor
Halil KatiraSelf - Artisan

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