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Syria : the Assads' twilight / Bonne Compagnie, Arte France, INA present ; a film by Vincent de Cointet and Christophe Ayad ; directed by Vincent de Cointet.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Assad, Bashar, 1965-.
- Assad, Bashar.
- Protest movements--Government policy--Syria.
- Protest movements.
- Government policy.
- Syria--Politics and government--2000-.
- Syria.
- Politics and government.
- Syria--History--20th century.
- History.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (52 min.) : digital, sound, color with black & white sequences
- Other Title:
- Assads' twilight
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2011]
- Language Note:
- In Arabic with English voiceover and English subtitles; some French with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Bashar al-Assad tells a French TV audience about his calling as a doctor, "You work for the health of humans. It's a humanitarian job." Two years later, the world would watch as this humanitarian sent black-clad troops to open fire on unarmed protesters seeking the fall of his regime. This documentary is a history of the Assad regime, from its origins to its teetering, possibly final days in 2011. It recounts the history of the regime and the region--including the tortured and troubled history of Syrian involvement in Lebanon. The film uses archival footage, as well as the testimony and analysis of members of the US and Israeli security establishment, key politicians, dissidents (among them members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood) and political scientists. What emerges is a picture of a regime that has been at the centre of Middle East politics for two generation--but is now on the verge of being swept away, along with other corrupt dictatorships in the region.
- Participant:
- Commentary spoken by Sylvain Roumette.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Marc Lavastrou [and 3 others] ; editing, Benoit Tricot ; music, Damien de Medeiros, Bonne Pioche Music.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Bonne Compagnie/Arte France/INA, c2011.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 30, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- if-assad Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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