Tadmor

Story

Synopsis

Amidst the popular uprising against the Syrian regime that began in 2011, a group of former Lebanese detainees decides to break their long-held silence about the horrific years they spent imprisoned in Tadmor (Palmyra), one of the Assad regime's most dreadful prisons. They decide to testify publicly about the systematic torture and humiliation they experienced. To reclaim and overcome this dark chapter in their lives, they rebuild Tadmor in an abandoned school near Beirut. By playing the role of both "victim" and "victimizer," they will relive their survival.

Directors

Lokman Slim, Monika Borgmann

Writers

Monika Borgmann

Language

Arabic

Country

Switzerland, France, Lebanon

Release date

9 March 2017