Special screenings of A Syrian Love Story
As the war in Syria rages on, thousands of refugees try to find a safe haven in Europe. The European countries have different ways of dealing with the humanitarian crisis - some welcome the refugees with open arms, while others put up cruel barbed wire fences. Old prisons and culture houses become refugee camps. In Sweden, train stations are full of people and the migration authorities are under a lot of pressure. Volunteers work tirelessly to help, gathering supplies and clothes from the civilian population, while giving out food, train tickets and trying to give as much relief as they can. Meanwhile, in Syria, Russia has stepped in and started to drop bombs on the Syrian rebels.
Due to the complicated political and humanitarian situation, Doc Lounge is showing Sean McAllister’s documentary A Syrian Love Story. Filmed over 5 years, the film charts an incredible odyssey to political freedom in the West. For the main characters, Raghda and Amer, it is a journey of hope, dreams and despair: for the revolution, their homeland and each other.
Amer, 45, met Raghda, 40, in a Syrian prison cell 15 years ago. He first saw her bloodied face after a beating when she was placed in a neighboring cell. Over months they communicated through a tiny hole they’d secretly made in the wall. They fell in love and when released got married and started a family together. A Syrian Love Story tells the poignant story of their family torn apart by the tyrannical Assad dictatorship and helps us to understand why people are literally dying for change in the Arab world.
A Syrian Love Story, which got the director arrested in Syria, will be screened at
Doc Lounge Malmö (13/10)
Doc Lounge Stockholm (19/10)
Doc Lounge Lund (20/10)
Doc Lounge Göteborg (20/10)
Watch the trailer below.