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Syria10 Essential Syrian FilmsStop 8 of 10

Taste of Cement

طعم الإسمنت

2017

Syrian construction workers building a Beirut skyscraper live cloistered on the site by night, watching news of their own homes being shelled back home. This poetic documentary meditates on exile, memory, and endless war.

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Part of 10 Essential Syrian Films

This film is stop 8 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Syria. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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