Obscure (2017)
Six-year-old Ahmad doesn’t want to remember that he is Syrian. He recently lost his older brother to the war in Syria, and now lives with his family in a Lebanese refugee camp. Traumatised, overwhelmed, disengaged, he prefers to be silent. Director Soudade Kaadan’s patient observation accompanies Ahmad, as he recovers a sense of childhood lightness despite his grief. Amid endless images of violence, the film poses a question about the future, and in Kaadan’s words, “explores the impossibility to verbally express what is happening in Syria now.”
Director: Soudade Kaadan
Runtime: 75 min
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Country: Lebanon
Original Language: ar
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Obscure about?
- Six-year-old Ahmad doesn’t want to remember that he is Syrian. He recently lost his older brother to the war in Syria, and now lives with his family in a Lebanese refugee camp. Traumatised, overwhelmed, disengaged, he prefers to be silent. Director Soudade Kaadan’s patient observation accompanies Ahmad, as he recovers a sense of childhood lightness despite his grief. Amid endless images of violence, the film poses a question about the future, and in Kaadan’s words, “explores the impossibility to verbally express what is happening in Syria now.”
- Who directed Obscure?
- Obscure was directed by Soudade Kaadan.
- How long is Obscure?
- Obscure has a runtime of 1h 15m (75 minutes).
- Where was Obscure produced?
- Obscure was produced in Lebanon.