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Sacrifices

Sacrifices

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Sacrifices

2002

1h 52m

6.9(9 votes)

Drama

Overview

As an elderly man on his deathbed looks to give his name to one of his newborn grandsons, he's unable to acknowledge any of them. The three boys grow up with no name in the Syrian mountains, as they struggle to survive in a war-torn country.

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ARTE France Cinéma

Ministère de la culture

المؤسسة العامة للسينما

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Rafiq Subaie

Rafiq Subaie

Akbar

Maha Saleh

Khadra

Nihal Khateeb

Kubra

Mustafa Sbeih

1st boy

Muhammad Hamad

2nd boy

Elias Ghannam

3rd boy

Meerna Ghannam

Fairouza

Ali Muhammad

Akhdar

Amal Omran

Karess Bashar

Karess Bashar

Creative team

Directed by: Ossama Mohammed
Written by: Ossama Mohammed

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