Insyriated

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Insyriated
Film poster
Directed byPhilippe Van Leeuw
Written byPhilippe Van Leeuw
StarringHiam Abbass
Release date
  • 11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) (Berlin)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageArabic

Insyriated, released in some territories as In Syria, is a 2017 Belgian drama film directed by Philippe Van Leeuw.[1] It was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival,[2] where it won the Panoroma Audience Award.[3] At the 8th Magritte Awards, the film won all six awards it was nominated for, including Best Film and Best Director for Van Leeuw.[4]

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Critical reception[edit]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 45 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Limited in setting but impressive in scope, In Syria uses one group's experiences to offer a brilliantly effective indictments of the horrors of war."[5]

Accolades[edit]

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Berlin International Film Festival[3] Panoroma Audience Award Won
Lumières Awards[6]
Best French-Language Film Won
Best Actress Hiam Abbass Nominated
Magritte Awards[4] Best Film Won
Best Director Philippe Van Leeuw Won
Best Screenplay Philippe Van Leeuw Won
Best Cinematography Virginie Surdej Won
Best Original Score Jean-Luc Fafchamps Won
Best Sound Paul Heymans and Alek Gosse Won
World Soundtrack Awards Best Original Score Jean-Luc Fafchamps Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ Romney, Jonathan (12 February 2017). "'Insyriated': Berlin Review". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ Press Office (25 January 2017). "Panorama 2017 Programme Complete: Powerful European Auteur Cinema / Three Surprising Indie Gems from China and Hong Kong / Brazil Well-Represented with Five Films". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b Press Office (18 February 2017). "The Panorama Audience Awards Go to Insyriated and I Am Not Your Negro". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b Belga (3 February 2018). "Cérémonie des Magritte: Carton plein pour "Insyriated", élu meilleur film, qui remporte 6 distinctions". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  5. ^ "In Syria (Insyriated) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (12 December 2017). "'BPM (Beats Per Minute)' leads France's Lumière nominations". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

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