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Dreams of the City

Name: Dreams of the City
Released: 1984

أحلام المدينة

1984

After his father's death, a boy moves with his mother and brother to 1950s Damascus to live under the roof of a tyrannical grandfather, coming of age amid political turmoil and family strife. Mohammad Malas's poetic, autobiographical drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Syrian Films

This film is stop 5 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Syria. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Syria in the 196 country film challenge.