Filmmakers sebastian junger and nick quested chronicle syrias descent into the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of the islamic state. That original betrayal of arabs by the west is the reason why syria became hell on earth. The fall of syria and the rise of isis 2017 a look at the current state of syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world1h39 close. The fall of syria and the rise of isis, as well as the syrian war and its political and social consequences. Hell on earth the fall of syria and the rise of isis 2017 720p webdl dd5. Hell on earth documentary about how syria and iraq went to hell by robert roten, film critic. Marines arrive in syria to provide artillery support. Years after interviewing a native syrian about the situation in syria for a school paper, i found and watched this excellent documentary. The fall of syria and the rise of isis is produced by goldcrest films in association with national geographic documentary films. To view this site, you need to have javascript enabled in your browser, and either the flash plugin or an html5video enabled. In hell on earth, horrors from the syrian war oil fires set by the islamic state in qayara, iraq, in hell on earth. The syrian conflict soon became a proxy fight between various powers. Documentary screening and discussion of hell on earth.
Warning thread hell on earth the fall of syria and the rise of isis might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. With ghaith abdulahad, amr alazm, abu bakr albaghdadi, tareq alhashemi. Prompted by yesterdays suspected chemical attacks in syria, national geographic has released footage from the upcoming doc hell on earth. Pulling from nearly 1,000 hours of stunningly visceral footage, they capture the syrian. Junger and quested meticulously identify the forces that led to the deadly conflict in syria and facilitated the rise of. The fall of syria and the rise of isis a documentary about the syrian crisis packs a powerful punch of humanity as it reveals the dark heart of the new. The fall of syria and the rise of isis stars ghaith abdulahad, amr alazm, abu bakr albaghdadi, tareq alhashemi the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr. Producers for goldcrest films are sebastian junger. At a time when no one feels entirely protected from terrorism, sebastian junger uses his firsthand experience to chronicle syrias downward spiral and the.
Pulling from nearly 1,000 hours of stunningly visceral footage, they capture the syrian wars harrowing carnage, political and social consequences, and its human toll, while painting an alarming picture of the wests role in the. Hell on earth explores the roots and results of syrias. The fall of syria and the rise of isis stars ghaith abdulahad, amr alazm, abu bakr albaghdadi, tareq alhashemi the r movie has a. Sebastian junger and nick quested explore the complexities of the war in syria and iraq. The country is impoverished, its economy is in disarray and its public finances are eviscerated. A look at the current state of syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world. Dubbed hell on earth because of the conditions in which people live, it has been the. Douma, the last rebel holdout in eastern ghouta, is under siege from russianbacked syrian government forces. Raqqa is uninhabitable after the fall of isis vice. The fall of syria and rise of isis pulling from nearly 1,000 hours of visceral footage, they capture the syrian wars harrowing carnage, political and social consequences, and human toll, while painting an alarming picture of the wests role in the creation of isis. The fall of syria and the rise of isis examines how they managed to gain so much power sun jun 11, 2017 at 4. Hell on earth captures a unique portrait of life in wartorn syria, from that of a family living under isis control that finally fled to turkey, to kurdish fighters in sinjar. Following its premiere at the tribeca film festival, national geographic documentary films has announced the world tv premiere of hell on earth.
A look at the current state of syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from. Disagreement reaches back seven years into the origins of this conflict in syria. Hell on earth captures a unique portrait of life in wartorn syria, from that of a family living under isis control that finally fled to turkey, to kurdish fighters in sinjar and shia militias in iraq and even to alqaidaaffiliated fighters in and around aleppo and raqqa. Sebastian jungers new documentary about syria the new. The fall of syria and the rise of isis is an attempt to place the conflict at the center of american consciousness, to show that the syrian. From awardwinning filmmakers sebastian junger and nick quested, hell on earth chronicles syria s descent into the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of isis. The fall of syria and the rise of isis trailer a look at the current state of syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world. The tragic unravelling of syria continues as the war there enters its eighth year. Residents in the rebelheld area outside damascus say. Filmmakers sebastian junger and nick quested chronicle syria s descent into the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of the islamic state. November 23, 2017 i keep up with the news pretty well, and i thought i knew the recent history of iraq, syria and iran, at least for the past 20 years or so, pretty well. In this 2017 documentary, filmmakers sebastien junger and nick quested examine syrias descent into chaos and the resulting human toll. Chronicling syrias descent into unbridled chaos, this gripping and insightful work captures the syrian wars harrowing carnage, political and social. To view this site, you need to have javascript enabled in your browser, and either.
The fall of syria and the rise of isis 2017 trailer. Then i saw this revealing documentary, which gave me insights into one of the largest humanitarian. Pulling from nearly 1,000 hours of visceral footage, the film chronicles syrias descent into the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of isis. By daniel glassman published may 9th, 2017comments.
The fall of syria and the rise of isis 2017 sebastian junger and nick quested explore the complexities of the war in syria and iraq as they gain access to clandestine. Junger and his partner nick quested interview with scholars, policymakers, and anyone else that might help illuminate the crisis in syria by going back as. Ahrar alsham a syrian rebel group, trains in syrias northern aleppo as seen in the documentary hell on earth. The fall of syria and the rise of isis natgeo teaser. The united nations has called for an end to the hell on earth violence in syria after hundreds of civilians were killed in eastern ghouta. Hell on earth the fall of syria and the rise of isis 2017. When the war ends, the reconstruction of infrastructure and society will be difficult. In this documentary a girl talks about her friends killed by the syrian army.
Panelists will discuss national geographic documentary films hell on earth. Sebastian junger and nick quested show how a civil war enabled the growth of a wouldbe islamic caliphate in hell on earth. The fall of syria and the rise of isis documents the war and its effects. Oscarwinning filmmakers sebastian junger and nick quested chronicle syrias descent into the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of the islamic state. The boy who started the syrian war featured documentary. The fall of syria and the rise of isis, a new feature documentary from academy awardnominated filmmaker and bestselling author sebastian junger and his emmywinning filmmaking partner, nick quested. The fall of syria and the rise of isis 2017 tribeca. National geographic announces airdate for hell on earth. The fall of syria and rise of isis this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. In something that hell on earth didnt touch on, there is a sad irony that the west opposed arming the rebels because the arms could fall into the hands of terrorist only to have isis armed by the west when they overran the iraqi army.
Problem is, the brother of a victim amin nakrour wrote on his facebook page that this girl is a complete unknown in their circle of friends, who anyway were killed by terrorists and not by the army, and he also affirms that in any case the family never gave their permission to use name and photo of. Pulling from nearly 1,000 hours of stunningly visceral footage, they capture the syrian wars harrowing carnage, political and social consequences, and its human toll, while painting an alarming picture of the wests role in the creation of isis. At a time when no one feels entirely protected from terrorism, sebastian junger uses his firsthand experience to chronicle syria s downward spiral and the human toll of the carnage brought on by the islamic state. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. From awardwinning filmmakers sebastian junger and nick quested, hell on earth chronicles syrias descent into the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of.
Pulling from nearly 1,000 hours of stunningly visceral footage, they capture the syrian wars harrowing carnage, political and social consequences. Academyaward nominated filmmaker sebastian junger and emmy winner nick quested chronicle syrias descent into the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of the islamic state. The fall of syria and the rise of isis, academy awardnominated filmmaker and bestselling author sebastian junger and. Pulling from nearly 1,000 hours of visceral footage, they capture the syrian wars harrowing carnage, political and social consequences, and human toll, while painting an alarming picture of the wests role in the. The fall of syria and the rise of isis usa, 99 min.
Its easy to ignore the truth of that statement if you blame bashar and hafez alassad for the bloodshed. Prompted by yesterdays suspected chemical attacks in syria, national geographic has released footage from the upcoming doc hell on. He visits the middleeast again with his movie called hell on earth. At a time when no one feels entirely protected from terrorism, sebastian junger uses his first hand experience to chronicle syrias downward spiral and the. The fall of syria and the rise of isis 2017 r 08092017 br documentary 1h 39m user score. The fall of syria and the rise of isis hot docs 2017. In national geographic documentary films hell on earth. Pulling from nearly 1, 000 hours of visceral footage, the film chronicles syrias descent into the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of isis. Pulling from nearly 1,000 hours of visceral footage, they capture the syrian wars harrowing carnage, political and social consequences, and human toll, while painting an alarming picture.
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