They Were Here - trailer
42 views · Published 26 September 2013 · 2:15 · Indexed 29 September 2026
Channel: International Film Festival Rotterdam – IFFR · 2013 · Film & Animation
Directed by Al-Beik (Syria, 2000). Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012. Homage to the old steam engine plant of Damascus, once a symbol of optimistic belief in development, but now a deserted and desolate place. In this contemplative homage to an important part of Damascene industrial history, the filmmaker revives the old steam engine plant of Damascus, once a symbol of optimistic belief in development, but now a deserted and desolate place.
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