Overview
A look back over nine years of the Syrian Civil War, an inextricable conflict, like a black box, due to the competing interests of the many factions in presence and those of the foreign powers.
Cast
Birgitta Assheuer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Îlham Ahmed
Self - Politician
Zaher al-Saket
Self - Former Syrian Military Gen.
Mohammad Almahmoud
Self - Syrian Refugee
Yaakov Amidror
Self - Security Advisor
Mehmet Beshir
Self - Al-Hawl Camp Leader
Jonathan Conricus
Self - Israeli Army Colonel
Sam Dagher
Self - Assad Family Biographer
Muhamed Demer
Self - German ISIS Member
Can Dündar
Self - Journalist
İyad el-Baghdadi
Self - Human Rights Activist
Wadih El Hayek
Self - Journalist
Robert Ford
Self - Former USA Amb. in Syria
Burhan Ghalioun
Self - Former SNC Chairman
Hussein Ghrer
Self - Political Activist
Hassan Hassan
Self - Middle East Expert
Homam Hout
Self - Filmmaker
Salim Idris
Self - Former Syrian Military Brig. Gen.
İbrahim Kalın
Self - Pres. Erdoğan Advisor
Halil Katira
Self - Artisan
Mark Lowcock
Self - UNOCHA USG/ERC
Selim Marinli
Self - Merchant
Tobias Schneider
Self - Security Analyst
Sima Shine
Self - Security Analyst
Dmitri Trenin
Self - Former Intelligence Officer
Hafez al-Assad
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Bashar Hafez al-Assad
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ali Akbar Velayati
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Qasem Soleimani
Self - IRGC Maj. Gen. (archive footage)
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