WE ARE FROM THERE

By Wissam TANIOS

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Documentary - Completed 2017

Two Syrian brothers in their mid 20s take a leap of faith and decide to start their lives from scratch in new cities. They leave everything behind except their passion for life, determination, sense of humor and hope for a better future.

Festivals
& Awards

Rotterdam IFF 2020
Bright Future
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • LEBANON, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 83 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Wissam TANIOS
    • Producer(s)
    • Gabrielle DUMON (Le Bureau), Christian EID (Abbout Productions )
    • Synopsis
    • Jamil and Milad are two middle-class Syrian brothers with contrasting personalities: Jamil is a tough-minded carpenter, and Milad, a sensitive trumpeter.
      As the warin Syrie intensifies, Jamil flees to Lebanon. Milad chooses to stay with their family in Syria, but soon feels like a stranger, detained in his own country. Meanwhile, back in Beirut, Jamil realises that there's no future for him in Lebanon. Separately, they both decide to flee illegally to Europe.
      Their closest cousin, Wissam, films both odysseys from Damascus to Beirut, Berlin and Stockholm. Their journeys bring up childhood memories, their aspirations for the future and the legacy they're taking with them or leaving behind; making us question along the way the true meaning of "home".