On the Impossibility of an Homage vs Surviving Syria’s Prisons
On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 15m. On the Impossibility of an Homage is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Surviving Syria’s Prisons| On the Impossibility of an Homage | Surviving Syria’s Prisons | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 15m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Sara Obeidat, Sasha Joelle Achilli |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Shadi Haroun, Hadi Haroun |
Synopsis
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.
Surviving Syria’s Prisons
A look inside one of the most brutal campaigns of state repression in modern history - told by those who endured it and those who enforced it.
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