“ Soil and Water” A Syrian Film Depicting Syrians’ Confrontation of Economic Blockade
The Syrian ” Soil and Water” movie , which is currently being shot in several areas of Syria reflects the Syrian citizen’s resistance to difficult circumstances in various details of their life.
The film is directed by Ali Al-Maghout and produced by the General Establishment for Cinema.
The movie deals with economic and social issues caused by the economic blockade imposed on Syria , their repercussions on the lives of Syrians and the troubles they face.
“ Soil and Water” film depends on a Docudrama style which records some details of the daily life in Syria, combining in an unconventional dialectic between the present time and the past.
It evokes the two characters of Ibn Khaldun, the famous Arab sociologist and Karl Marx, the German philosopher who we watch wandering the streets and markets of old Damascus through the narration of a historian reading a book in his hands .
Rawaa Ghanam