In 2015, a father has done his utmost to bring his family out of a Syrian town besieged by the self –proclaimed Islamic State [also known as ISIS or ISIL or Daesh.
The father’s role was played by the famous actor Ayman Zidan in a film entitled ‘The Father’ and produced by the General Establishment of Cinema.
The film’s Director, Basil al-Khatib, is inching closer to finish shooting it. But, we do not know-so far- how the story of the film will be ended.
Last December, ‘The Mother’ film directed by the same Syrian director on a group of women in a time of war was screened in Homs house of Cultural.
There was also another film entitled ‘ transient and dissipate ‘ [Faneyawatatabaddad] on ISIS directed by the Syrian renowned Director Najdat Anzour.
The film revolves around real events where extremist Islamic organizations capture an area in Syria whose residents are from various sects and impose tribute on Christian families and practice oppression against the other families before the Syrian army retakes the area.
BasmaQaddour