Syria’s stolen lives

Bassam Ezzedine knows all too well about the cruelty of Syria’s ousted government. After spending time in detention and seeing members of his family disappear, he fled the country as a refugee. But after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, Ezzedine hurried back home to help others find relatives who had gone missing as suspected victims of the brutal prison system.

In this episode of Close Up, we follow Bassam as he works on behalf of Syrians whose lives were upturned by the Assad dynasty. His mission also includes gathering evidence of the regime’s crimes, in the hope that delivering justice will help Syrians build a better future.

Credits:

Director/Producer: Abdulaziz Najm

Producer: Tierney Bonini

Cinematographers: Abdulaziz Najm, Khaled Zanklo

Director of photography: Abdo Fayyad

Sound recorder: Damen Fayyad

Writers/Editors: Feras Fayyad, Antonia Perello

Colourist: Antonia Perello

Sound mixer: Linus Bergman

Executive producer: James Champion

Senior editor: Donald Cameron