Syria : the Assads' twilight / Bonne Compagnie, Arte France, INA present ; a film by Vincent de Cointet and Christophe Ayad ; directed by Vincent de Cointet.

[Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2011]

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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.

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English; Arabic; French

October 30, 2018

Cinematography, Marc Lavastrou [and 3 others] ; editing, Benoit Tricot ; music, Damien de Medeiros, Bonne Pioche Music.

Commentary spoken by Sylvain Roumette.

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