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)
Media
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Sicario
Arrival
Oppenheimer
Forrest Gump
The Shawshank Redemption
The Avengers
The Mule
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Black Swan
Back to the Future
Death Wish
The Shining
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Nocturnal Animals
Get Out
Dune
Knives Out
