Origin: Netherlands | Documentary | Director: Ester Gould - Sabine Lubbe Bakker | 75 minutes

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Shout

Ester Gould - Sabine Lubbe Bakker 2009 docu 85 min.

Born in the Golan Heights, Druze buddies Ezat and Bayan have lived their
entire lives under Israeli occupation. Thanks to Syrian parentage, they get
the opportunity to study in Damascus. But students can cross the border
just once annually, meaning they can't visit home for 12 months. With a
solid dose of selfconfidence and testosterone, these young men depart
seeking adventure. In Damascus, they hope to discover Arab roots and "live
the dream". But the capital turns out to be a drab metropolis where they
don't feel at home and apparently have to be careful about what they say.
They find people from the Golan Heights often get the cold shoulder, and
are soon compelled to choose between their new home and the village of
their birth. From "Shouting Hill", on the border between Syria and the
occupied Golan Heights, Ezat and Bayan now call out to their families left
behind.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xbSoaGDGUQ

Produced by Pieter van Huystee Films, ph. +31 020 421 0606

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