Batata

synopsis

Shot over an unparalleled 10 years, Syrian-Lebanese director Noura Kevorkian's intimate camera follows the plight of Maria and her family of Syrian migrant workers who find themselves unable to return back to their hometown of Raqqa Syria. Unique among the numerous refugee stories to date, the multi-award-winning, Oscar-qualifying long-process documentary BATATA captures an entire decade while documenting not just the age-old conflict between two nations, but the unbending spirit of a woman who puts family ahead of all else.

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Documentary
2 hr. 5 min.

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synopsis

Shot over an unparalleled 10 years, Syrian-Lebanese director Noura Kevorkian's intimate camera follows the plight of Maria and her family of Syrian migrant workers who find themselves unable to return back to their hometown of Raqqa Syria. Unique among the numerous refugee stories to date, the multi-award-winning, Oscar-qualifying long-process documentary BATATA captures an entire decade while documenting not just the age-old conflict between two nations, but the unbending spirit of a woman who puts family ahead of all else.

details

Documentary
2 hr. 5 min.