The War Show (2016)

In 2011, Syrian radio host Obaidah Zytoon and her friends are swept up in the uprising against the regime. They live among artists and activists and film their lives as they begin taking part in demonstrations against President Assad. But as the uprising develops into a bloody civil war, their friendship is put to the test by imprisonment, death, and violence. Zytoon leaves Damascus and travels to her hometown of Zabadani, to the rebels’ stronghold of Homs, and to northern Syria, where she witnesses the rise of extremism. The film is a personal road movie that follows Syria’s fate and a group of friends whose lives and dreams are transformed into nightmares as the country sinks into chaos.