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Our Terrible Country

2014 · 85 min

A sober, watchful documentary journey through a country coming apart, carried by quiet urgency and a sense of looming danger.

Overview
Our Terrible Country portrays the perilous journey of intellectual Yassin al-Haj Saleh and young photographer Ziad Homsi through Syria, at a time when the country edges towards the brink.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • politics
  • isolation
  • freedom
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Mohammed Ali Al-Atassi, Ziad Homsi
Runtime
85 min

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