In March 2011, radio host Obaidah Zytoon and her circle of friends join the street protests against President Bashar al-Assad, as the Arab Spring reaches Syria. Knowing their country would be changed forever, this group of artists and activists begin filming their lives and the events around them. But as the regime’s violent response spirals the country into a bloody civil war, their hopes for a better future will be tested by violence, imprisonment and death. Obaidah leaves Damascus and journeys around the country, from her hometown of Zabadani, to the center of the rebellion in Homs, and to northern Syria where she witnesses the rise of extremism. A deeply personal road movie, the film captures the fate of Syria through the intimate lens of a small circle of friends.
| Original title | The War Show |
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| Danish title | The War Show - venner i krig |
| Other titles | The War Show |
| Keywords | Syria, Civil wars, 2010-2019, Demonstrations, Activists |
| Director | Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon |
| Screenplay | Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon |
| Producer | Miriam Nørgaard, Alaa Hassan |
| Director of Photography | Obaidah Zytoon, Dana Bakdounes, Amr Kheito, Hisham Issa, Lars Skree, Tahani Burhan, Wasim Anonymous |
| Editor | Adam Nielsen, Colin Stetson |
| Sound | Olli Huhtanen |
| Production country | Denmark, Finland, Syria |
| Production companies | Fridthjof Film |
| International sales | DR International Sales / DR Byen / Emil Holms Kanal 20 / 0999 København C / t +45 3520 3040 / f +45 3520 3969 / drsales@dr.dk / www.drsales.dk |
| Comment | Winner of the top prize at Venice Days. Selected for Göteborg Film Festival 2017 after having screened at numerous festivals in 2016, including IDFA and Toronto. Dalsgaard debuted as documentary director with Afghan Muscles (2007), winner of the Best Director prize at the AFI Fest, and has since released The Human Scale (2012) and Life is Sacred (2015) among other titles. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
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| Production companies | Fridthjof Film |
| Co-producer | Oktober Oy, Dharmafilm |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, DR |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Andreas Dalsgaard |
| Direction | Obaidah Zytoon |
| Director supervisor | Maxim Abou Diab |
| Director supervisor | Kheder Khaddour |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Andreas Dalsgaard |
| Screenplay | Obaidah Zytoon |
| Writer | Spencer Osberg |
| Writer | Alaa Hassan |
| Writer | Miriam Nørgaard |
| Writer | Oqba Bouzian |
| Writer | Kheder Sallman |
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Production |
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| Producer | Miriam Nørgaard |
| Producer | Alaa Hassan |
| Executive producer | Ronnie Fridthjof |
| Executive producer | David B. Sørensen |
| Executive producer | Ronnie Fridthjof |
| Executive producer | Miriam Nørgaard |
| Executive producer | David B. Sørensen |
| Executive producer | Joonas Berghäll |
| Co-producer | Satu Majava |
| Co-producer | Joonas Berghäll |
| Associate producer | Caroline Eybye |
| Line producer | Riina Spørring Zachariassen |
| Line producer | Christian von der Recke |
| Producer's assistant | Emma Drost Jensen |
| Producer's assistant | Simone Jørgensen |
| Producer's assistant | Julie Bang |
| Production assistant | Mathilde Staal Borup |
| Production assistant | Benjamin Schildknecht Kodbøl |
| Production assistant | Stine Elleby Riis |
| Post Producer | Toke Rude Trangbæk |
| Post-production supervisor | Tina Hedegaard |
| Post-production supervisor | Fanni Liv Engelbrecht |
| Translation | Sary Shleweet |
| Co-production manager | Joonas Kauppinen |
| Co-production manager | Tuuli Tuominen |
| Co-production manager | Olli Uosukainen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Obaidah Zytoon |
| Cinematographer | Dana Bakdounes |
| Cinematographer | Amr Kheito |
| Cinematographer | Hisham Issa |
| Cinematographer | Lars Skree |
| Cinematographer | Tahani Burhan |
| Cinematographer | Wasim Anonymous |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Adam Nielsen |
| Editor | Colin Stetson |
| Additional editing | Miriam Nørgaard |
| Additional editing | Alaa Hassan |
| Assistant editor | Kristiane Waldhausen |
| Assistant editor | Freja Borrowman |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Olli Huhtanen |
| Sound: post production | Mikko Oinonen |
| Foley artist | Toivo Kallio |
| Foley editor | Eero Ekebom |
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Visual effects |
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| Colourist | Virgil Kastrup |
| Graphic design | Nico Servide |
| Online | Freja Borrowman |
| Motion Design | Nikolaj Hoe Hundahl |
| Blur | Sune Bech Nielsen |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
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| Amnesty Award | 2017 | Warszawa, Against Gravity 2017 |
| Special Mention of the International Jury | 2017 | Sao Paulo It's All True Int. Documentary FF 2017 |
| Love & Change | 2017 | Istanbul Festival of Independent Films 2017 |
| Dragon Award For Best Nordic Documentary | 2017 | Göteborg International Film Festival 2017 |
| Honorary Mention | 2016 | Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation 2016 |
| Best Human Rights Documentary Awad | 2016 | Bergen International Film festival 2016 |
| Jury Prize | 2016 | Venice Days 2016 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2017-12-07 |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2017-09-16 |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2017-08-04 |
| Wellington - New Zealand Film Festival | 2017-07-20 |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2017-06-07 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2017-05-31 |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2017-05-12 |
| München Documentary Festival | 2017-05-04 |
| Sao Paulo It's All True Int. Documentary FF | 2017-04-20 |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2017-04-11 |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2017-03-06 |
| Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 2017-03-03 |
| ZagrebDox | 2017-02-26 |
| Istanbul Festival of Independent Films | 2017-02-16 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2017-01-27 |
| Dubai International Film Festival | 2016-12-07 |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2016-11-16 |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2016-11-11 |
| Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation | 2016-10-31 |
| Mumbai Film Festival | 2016-10-20 |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2016-10-16 |
| London Film Festival | 2016-10-07 |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2016-09-29 |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2016-09-20 |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2016-09-08 |
| Venice Days | 2016-08-31 |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Interview | BT | Wendt Jensen, Jacob | 2016-10-26 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Wendt Jensen, Jacob | 2016-10-26 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2016-10-26 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2016-10-26 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Christensen, Johannes H | 2016-10-26 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Hegnsvad Kristoffer | 2016-10-26 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Christensen, Ralf | 2016-10-20 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Dyrholm Nielsen, David | 2016-10-20 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Lindberg, Kristian | 2016-08-11 |
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