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Syria: Chess Match at the Borders

Synopsis
Syria is a single-party dictatorship country, ruled since 1970 by Hafez al-Assad and, following his death in 2000, by his son Bashar. Despite the lack of any significant oil reserves, this nation is both a strategic and a besieged country; it is simultaneously a player and a pawn in the geopolitical "chess match" that characterises the Middle East today. The documentary chronicles the historical background to this situation, focusing on the three Arab-Israeli wars -in 1948, 1967 and 1973- and their legacy for Syria.
Language
English (English subtitles)
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2008
Year of production
2008
Subjects
History
Keywords
international relations; Middle East; Syria; political science

Credits

Director
Amal Hamelin des Essarts

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 0 NTSC
Price
$348
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
52 minutes
Year
2018

Distributor

Name

Icarus Films

Email
mail@icarusfilms.com
Web
http://icarusfilms.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+1 718 488 8900
Fax
+1 718 488 8642
Address
32 Court Street
21st Floor
Brooklyn
NY 11201
USA
Notes
A US distributor with an extensive collection of mainly independently-made documentary films from around the world on social, arts and humanities topics. Dedicated to distributing films about people and ideas too often unseen or unheard. Not all titles are for sale on DVD or digital streaming outside the US. Previouslyknown as First Run/Icarus Films.

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