An intimate portrait of Syrian actor Fares Helou, who calls for freedom of speech, is forced out of his home country and experiences the absurdities of exiled existence.
Fares’ life changed radically when he joined the people in the streets of Damascus calling for the fall of the Syrian regime. He immediately had to go underground, and director Rami Farah joined him in hiding with a camera. When Fares flees from Syria to France, Farah follows him. However, neither actor nor director has a script for this new chapter in their lives: exile. A chapter full of questions, disappointments and alienation, but also of cultural confusion that calls for laughter.
Presented as part of Celebrating Syria: A Festival of Arts and Culture.
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