Inside an apartment in Damascus, a middle-class family lives with the fear of the threat outside. The family is joined by a neighbour, her newly born baby and her husband. When the husband goes out into the street the story starts developing around creating a routine of activities in the apartment. The character, played by Hiam Abbas, strengthens the women’s power by building a refuge in the apartment to protect themselves. Insyriated, by the Belgian film maker Philippe Van Leeuw, isn’t a story about war or the Syrian conflict in particular. It never displays explicit cruelty, but it’s interested in portraying human attitudes and implications in a war scenario. It could happen anywhere. The film seems to perfectly reflect what the philosopher Merleau-Ponty stated: «the world is around me and not opposite me”». The reason why all the characters are enclosed lies outside. Outside is invisible to us. There, sound takes a prominent role. It’s a captivating film!

2017

- Festival de Berlim: 

Prémio do Público (Secção Panorama)

- Copenhagen Film Festivals: 

Prémio do Público Politikens

- Festival de Sevilha: 

Grande Prémio do Público