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Yarmouk

Yarmouk: War

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The Free Syrian Army must fight both ISIS and Government forces to protect Yarmouk.

The battle intensifies as the Free Syrian Army must fight both Government and ISIS forces to protect the people of Yarmouk.

The people of Yarmouk are stuck as the Government bombardment intensifies and ISIS also attempt to seize control. Hatem and his Free Syrian Army unit must fight to regain control as civilians begin to lose all hope for the survival of their community.

This is the concluding episode of the story of the Syrian uprising, seen from the perspective of young people living in Yarmouk, a predominantly Palestinian area of Damascus. 

Writer Ghassan Zakarya lived through the uprising before being forced to leave, claiming asylum in France. The production was recorded in London with a Syrian and Palestinian cast, some of whom were established actors in Syria before fleeing the war,  arriving here as refugees after perilous journeys.

Yarmouk takes us inside an extraordinary story, giving an authentic and personal view of the catastrophic events that have taken place there - not only do we see the effect on normal people but also the consequences for the very identity of Syria as a country. 

Cast:
Hatem ..... Osama el Azzeh
Salma ..... Sofia Asir
Khaled ..... Ammar Haj Ahmad
Rania ..... Arwa Omaren
Nasser ..... Nayef Rashed
Fatima ..... Alia Alzougbi
Omar ..... Zaydun Khalaf
Masoud ..... Joe Haddad
Checkpoint Commander ..... Baraa Halabieh
Other parts played by members of the cast

Written by Ghassan Zakarya

Music, Rihab Azar
Script Editor Jonathan Myerson
Sound Design, Alisdair McGregor
Producer and Director, Boz Temple-Morris

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The story of the Syrian uprising seen through the eyes of young people in Damascus.

Seen from the perspective of young people in Damascus, Ghassan Zakarya's three-part drama tells the story of the Syrian uprising and how it turned into a civil war.

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