Dreams of the City

Year: 1984

Runtime: 120 mins

Language: Arabic

Director: Mohammad Malas

Drama

After father's death, Dib, his mother, and younger brother move from Quneitra to Damascus. Their tyrannical grandfather reluctantly shelters them and pressures his daughter to remarry. Dib is enchanted by Damascus, seeking its secrets, but his hopes are crushed by the political upheavals of the 1950s, turning childhood dreams into a nightmare.

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