In Damascus, a mother of three is trying to keep together her family life whilst outside a war is raging. The apartment has become a sort of bunker where every day is just a struggle to survive until tomorrow. The tensions reach their boiling point when two men break into the apartment and becomes locked in the kitchen but one woman.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 25 min.
- Country, year
- Belgium, France, Lebanon, 2017
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- French
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Philippe Van Leeuw
- Screenplay
- Philippe Van Leeuw
- Producers
- Guillaume Malandrin, Serge Zeitoun
- Cinematography
- Virginie Surdej
- Music
- Jean-Luc Fafchamps
- Cast
- Abbass, Diamand Abou Abboud, Juliette Navis
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Berlin Film Festival
Director
Philippe Van Leeuw
Philippe Van Leeuw studied at the INSAS film school in Brussels and then moved to Los Angeles to study cinematography at the American Film Institute. His first feature film as a cinematographer was "The Life of Jesus" by Bruno Dumont in 1997. "Insyriated" is his second film as a director.
