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Black Box Syria: The Dirty War
Black Box Syria: The Dirty War

Black Box Syria: The Dirty War

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A look back over nine years of the Syrian Civil War, an inextricable conflict, like a black box, due to the competing interests of the many factions in presence and those of the foreign powers.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

02 October 2020

Country

Germany

Cast

Birgitta Assheuer

Birgitta Assheuer

Self - Narrator (voice)

Îlham Ahmed

Îlham Ahmed

Self - Politician

Zaher al-Saket

Zaher al-Saket

Self - Former Syrian Military Gen.

Mohammad Almahmoud

Mohammad Almahmoud

Self - Syrian Refugee

Yaakov Amidror

Yaakov Amidror

Self - Security Advisor

Mehmet Beshir

Mehmet Beshir

Self - Al-Hawl Camp Leader

Jonathan Conricus

Jonathan Conricus

Self - Israeli Army Colonel

Sam Dagher

Sam Dagher

Self - Assad Family Biographer

Muhamed Demer

Muhamed Demer

Self - German ISIS Member

Can Dündar

Can Dündar

Self - Journalist

İyad el-Baghdadi

İyad el-Baghdadi

Self - Human Rights Activist

Wadih El Hayek

Wadih El Hayek

Self - Journalist

Robert Ford

Robert Ford

Self - Former USA Amb. in Syria

Burhan Ghalioun

Burhan Ghalioun

Self - Former SNC Chairman

Hussein Ghrer

Hussein Ghrer

Self - Political Activist

Hassan Hassan

Hassan Hassan

Self - Middle East Expert

Homam Hout

Homam Hout

Self - Filmmaker

Salim Idris

Salim Idris

Self - Former Syrian Military Brig. Gen.

İbrahim Kalın

İbrahim Kalın

Self - Pres. Erdoğan Advisor

Halil Katira

Halil Katira

Self - Artisan

Mark Lowcock

Mark Lowcock

Self - UNOCHA USG/ERC

Selim Marinli

Selim Marinli

Self - Merchant

Tobias Schneider

Tobias Schneider

Self - Security Analyst

Sima Shine

Sima Shine

Self - Security Analyst

Dmitri Trenin

Dmitri Trenin

Self - Former Intelligence Officer

Hafez al-Assad

Hafez al-Assad

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Bashar Hafez al-Assad

Bashar Hafez al-Assad

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ali Akbar Velayati

Ali Akbar Velayati

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Qasem Soleimani

Qasem Soleimani

Self - IRGC Maj. Gen. (archive footage)

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