Aleppo. Notes from the Dark | Journeyman Pictures

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Night shots at a site of a bombardment, people digging through rubble	Narration	10:01:28:17 10:01:34:21	This city has not slept in 2 years.
	Narration		Here, death often comes under the cover of night.

	Dialogue	10:01:38:16 10:01:42:09	Watch out, there is a child here.

	Narration	10:01:53:01 10:01:57:13	We are at the site of an explosion
			that ripped the darkness for a moment.

		10:01:57:19 10:02:01:00	Here, dust has a sweet taste of blood.

	Dialogue	10:02:02:17 10:02:07:10	Let's dig it up round here just a bit.
			We need to get this body out.

		10:02:07:14 10:02:11:15	May God save you until the Judgement Day.

	Narration	10:02:12:24 10:02:16:24	We meet Mohammad, a journalist,
			a filmmaker from Aleppo Media Center,

		10:02:17:06 10:02:20:16	who captures images of the uprising day after day.

Mohammad Sayed	Dialogue	10:02:21:10 10:02:26:07	I saw a severed hand with moving fingers,
			I saw half a man crying out:

		10:02:26:18 10:02:30:14	"Help me, take me to the hospital."

		10:02:30:16 10:02:35:07	He was already dead after all.
			He said two words and he died.

		10:02:40:03 10:02:46:06	God willing, after the uprising, I'm going back to my old job.
			I used to repair mobile phones.

		10:02:46:16 10:02:52:12	God willing, I will be doing that again.
			Journalism is my duty but it is not my profession.

		10:03:09:04 10:03:16:01	When the demonstrations broke out, people thought the regime would collapse within a week or two, or a month.

		10:03:32:17 10:03:36:24	We didn't think they would be shooting at us.

		10:03:46:06 10:03:51:01	We were shocked and there was nothing left for us to do other than defence against the regime.

		10:03:51:06 10:03:56:13	People were dying before our eyes.
			We, independent journalists, witnessed it.

Night shots at a site of a bombardment	Narration	10:04:00:05 10:04:06:10	Today, it is important for Mohammad to document
			the death penetrating seemingly ordinary life.

		10:04:07:01 10:04:12:05	Even dinner must not go to waste in a town
			in the grip of war.

Close-up on a dead body being recovered	Dialogue	10:04:21:11 10:04:25:19	Cover the head. Do you have any blankets?

		10:04:27:12 10:04:29:09	Here, two blankets for you, brother.

		10:04:29:21 10:04:34:12	Remove the debris around her body.

Men carries dead body - night	Title - supertab	10:04:43:00 10:04:48:00	Bab al-Nirab - Aleppo
			48 killed
			26.07.2013
Night shot, man carries dead child, on a back of a half-truck	Dialogue	10:04:52:18 10:04:55:08	Oh God!

Night shot, man carries dead child on a back of a half-truck, night shots of people, panorama	Narration	10:05:09:11 10:05:13:00	A father drives his son's body home.

		10:05:13:03 10:05:17:01	He hopes to be able to bury his child safely
			under the cover of night, avoiding sniper bullets.

		10:05:18:07 10:05:22:01	But that night, many of the funeral processions were fired at.

Family scene, interior of home	Narration	10:05:26:23 10:05:29:24	This is how every day begins for Abu Ahmed.

		10:05:30:03 10:05:33:03	The whole family live and breathe war.

		10:05:50:13 10:05:54:17	His house is close to the front
			in the district of Sheikh Saeed.

		10:05:54:19 10:05:58:09	A few weeks ago, the rebels drove out the military regime.


Abu Ahmed - OFF	Dilalogue	10:06:01:22 10:06:07:05	Harley, my dream is a Harley.

		10:06:07:15 10:06:11:22	I saw one a few days ago but it is very, very expensive.

		10:06:12:04 10:06:15:18	But really, my dream is:

		10:06:15:20 10:06:20:13	me, a bike, a rifle and freedom.

Abu Ahmed with young fighter	Dialogue	10:06:26:24 10:06:29:17	Is this a good position?
			Of course it is."

		10:06:29:20 10:06:35:10	Have you shot from here earlier today?" "Sure, we have. We have the area under fire."

		10:06:36:09 10:06:39:17	Just don't stick the gun too far out or they're gonna see you."

		10:06:39:22 10:06:42:16	I know, I know.

		10:06:42:22 10:06:45:21	I can see them."

Scenes of fighting	Narration	10:06:55:02 10:06:59:02	Fighting in Aleppo has been going on since July 2012.

		10:06:59:12 10:07:04:07	City war is struggle for every yard,
			every street and every inch of ground.

		10:07:04:17 10:07:08:17	After a year of fighting, official figures claim
			more than a hundred thousand dead in Syria.

		10:07:09:02 10:07:12:17	Each day, the numbers of people killed grow.

Dr Ammar Zakaria - off	Dialogue	10:07:23:10 10:07:29:05	I am a man who sees death every day.

		10:07:29:09 10:07:36:07	I see people dying, I see the wounded

	Title - Supertab	10:07:30:00 10:07:36:00	Dr Ammar Zakaria
	Dialogue
		10:07:36:15 10:07:41:20	and I see the crippled.
			Limping. Every day.

		10:07:43:03 10:07:48:09	The only thing they still have is faith in God.

		10:07:48:17 10:07:56:04	I have just one wish: Let's end the bloodshed.

fighters on the street	Narration	10:08:08:02 10:08:11:17	At the post in the centre, we meet a young insurgent.

		10:08:12:02 10:08:15:02	He takes us to his father and brothers.

fighters in the house	Narration	10:08:24:02 10:08:28:02	When we reach the building,
			it turns out they are a unit of Jabhat al-Nusra,

		10:08:28:07 10:08:31:14	an organization recognized in the West as terrorists.

Abu Haidar - 100%	Dialogue	10:08:40:16 10:08:43:07	These are my sons.

		10:08:48:03 10:08:54:13	This is what a group of terrorists looks like.
			These are terrorists from Chechnya.

		10:08:54:22 10:08:58:22	This one is Afghan, that one Chechen.

		10:08:59:01 10:09:05:09	A Saudi, and he is from Indonesia.

		10:09:05:19 10:09:11:00	Have a look, they are armed terrorists.

		10:09:13:09 10:09:17:02	I am willing to give them all to God.

Abu Haidar - 100%	Dialogue	10:09:20:16 10:09:24:05	Assad has turned all of us, the people of Syria, into martyrs.

		10:09:24:18 10:09:29:12	This is a shahid belt. When these dogs come here,

	Title - Supertab	10:09:25:00 10:09:30:00	Abu Haidar
	Title - Supertab		Islamic Doctrine Fighters Movement

		10:09:29:15 10:09:34:19	I'm going to walk up to them, blow myself up,
			and... then to God.

Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim with man - 100%	Dialogue	10:09:41:21 10:09:45:06	"Good morning. What's up? How are you feeling?"

		10:09:45:12 10:09:49:08	"Thank God, I'm fine."

		10:09:49:11 10:09:52:01	May God be with you."

		10:09:52:04 10:09:55:21	"Is there anything I can do for you?"
			"Thank you."

	Title - Supertab	10:09:59:00 10:10:04:00	Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim
	Title - Supertab		People In Need

Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim - 100%	Narration	10:09:57:10 10:10:03:09	The revolution was supposed to have put an end to one person and their family having all the power in the country.

		10:10:03:20 10:10:09:09	It was to have put an end to people being caught
			and imprisoned for no reason.

		10:10:09:19 10:10:16:10	The idea was to give educated people their rights.
			Those are the causes of the revolution.

	Dialogue	10:10:28:11 10:10:35:01	I neither want to kill anyone, nor be killed.

		10:10:35:13 10:10:43:09	I'd rather save people and pull them from the clutches
			of death than contribute to the killing.

Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim distributes parcels	Narration	10:10:45:02 10:10:48:02	Imam Qasim is a priest of the poor.

		10:10:48:12 10:10:52:02	Since the revolution started, he has been taking care
			of the faithful in the districts of Aleppo.

		10:10:52:12 10:10:58:02	Zakat, or alms, one of the five main
			pillars of Islam, is his chosen path.

		10:10:58:12 10:11:02:02	It is a path against the darkness of despair.

Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim - 100%	Dialogue	10:11:06:04 10:11:15:19	Hunger took hope away from people. I have worked in very poor neighbourhoods. Those who lived there

		10:11:15:24 10:11:27:04	did not have the money or opportunity
			to move to safer parts of the city.

		10:11:27:24 10:11:35:19	We launched a small centre for those in need of assistance.

		10:11:36:08 10:11:41:05	We would give them a little rice,
			a little sugar - that was how we operated.

		10:11:41:12 10:11:50:09	At first, people were embarrassed to ask for help,

		10:11:50:16 10:11:54:19	which is why we would look for the needy.

Man on the street - 100%	Dialogue	10:12:26:03 10:12:30:24	There was a woman in pieces here.

		10:12:32:06 10:12:36:07	This is where we picked her up. She was in pieces.

Mohammad Sayed - off	Dialogue	10:12:38:13 10:12:42:02	There are many such images that I cannot forget.

		10:12:42:09 10:12:49:08	Hair, body parts and a finger - it's all
			that was left of a human being.

		10:12:49:16 10:12:53:21	Throughout Syria, there are murders,
			victims and destruction on a daily basis;

		10:12:54:00 10:12:56:24	each new image obscuring the previous one.

		10:12:57:05 10:13:02:18	I do not forget, but I try to convince myself that it never happened. I try not to remember.

Abu Ahmed travels with his son throught the city	Narration	10:13:09:02 10:13:13:02	Abu Ahmed travels with his son
			to a wound-dressing station.

		10:13:16:02 10:13:19:24	Aleppo, a city of millions, Syria's largest.

		10:13:20:02 10:13:24:14	In between the fights, its inhabitants run
			their errands hastily.

		10:13:31:10 10:13:36:10	When Abu Ahmed had been on the frontline
			for three days, his son went looking for him.

Isam - 100%	Dialogue	10:13:50:03 10:13:54:08	My name is Isam, I am a fighter.

		10:13:55:11 10:13:58:11	I was shot by a sniper.

Abu Ahmed - 100%	Dialogue	10:14:00:14 10:14:07:17	It's nothing special for them, they will sometimes
			bet a glass of tea or a cigarette.

		10:14:07:20 10:14:11:24	"Can you shoot that woman or not?"

Abu Ahmed with son	Title - Supertab	10:14:06:00 10:14:11:00	Abu Ahmed
	Title - Supertab		Free Syrian Army (FSA)

street, civilians being shot at	Narration	10:14:21:06 10:14:28:01	The snipers' cruel games sometimes make
street, civilians being shot at	Narration		simply crossing a street a nightmare.

Mohammad enters a white car and they drive away	Narration	10:14:41:10 10:14:47:09	Mohammad not only captures images of war, but also
			prepares news about dangerous areas in the city.

		10:14:48:02 10:14:51:06	Khaleed, Mohammad's driver,
			knows them inside out.

		10:14:52:02 10:14:54:15	He knows that the closer to the danger zone,

		10:14:54:18 10:14:58:11	the more desolate the streets,
			with the traffic gradually decreasing.

Khaled / driver - 100%	Dialogue	10:15:25:02 10:15:27:11	"We would like to go in and take some photos

		10:15:28:02 10:15:30:07	of the place where the sniper was.

		10:15:30:21 10:15:34:01	Is it still dangerous there?
			Is there a sniper there?"

		10:15:34:04 10:15:40:08	"There is a problem, because there is one
			three blocks away on the right,

		10:15:40:12 10:15:43:23	and another one shooting across
			from the Municipal Palace.

		10:15:44:02 10:15:45:03	"Does he shoot at you?"

		10:15:45:06 10:15:48:20	"He does. This area is very dangerous.

		10:15:48:20 10:15:52:00	"But the area is liberated, isn't it?"

		10:15:52:03 10:15:57:21	"It's liberated up to Ramusah highway."

		10:15:57:24 10:16:00:08	"And on this street here, what is the danger?"

		10:16:00:11 10:16:04:02	More than 30 people were killed here. Now we call it martyrs street.

		10:16:04:04 10:16:10:00	When we stuck a mirror out, they shot it down
			when someone moved, they dropped dead.

		10:16:10:03 10:16:13:16	You could not get through here. There were
			a lot of people killed, including children.

		10:16:13:20 10:16:16:03	We couldn't take their bodies away.

		10:16:16:07 10:16:20:10	They would lie on the street the entire month
			and no one dared to approach them.

Aleppo - images before the war	Narration	10:16:47:13 10:16:53:13	Aleppo. One of the oldest cities in the world,
			one that never slept.

		10:16:53:23 10:16:56:13	Vibrant with life, with trade.

		10:16:56:23 10:17:03:13	At the same time, a police city, where you could not
			talk about freedom, not even in a whisper.

Abu Haidar 100%	Dialogue	10:19:06:02 10:19:14:02	I am Abu Haidar, I'm squad leader
			of the Islamic Doctrine Fighters Movement,

		10:19:15:00 10:19:22:03	Fighting goes on in Aleppo on three fronts: next to the R&D centre in New Aleppo and in the Tel Aran and Sfire districts.

		10:19:31:17 10:19:41:08	This war was started by Assad, the people
			only took up arms after 6 months of protest.

		10:19:41:12 10:19:46:13	I swear to God, we would throw stones
			during the demonstrations,

		10:19:46:17 10:19:50:10	and they shot at us from guns and armoured vehicles.

	Title - Supertab	10:19:47:00 10:19:52:00	Abu Haidar
	Title - Supertab		Islamic Doctrine Fighters Movement

	Dialogue	10:19:50:14 10:19:55:10	Who killed 25,000 protesters? Who killed them?

		10:19:57:11 10:20:01:23	They made us do it, so we would become
			a nation of soldiers, they forced us.

		10:20:02:01 10:20:07:15	Today we all carry suffering in us
			because of what happened to us.

		10:20:14:07 10:20:17:14	I was not in the military before the uprising.

		10:20:17:19 10:20:22:10	I traded in womenswear, so I had a lot to do with the fair sex.

		10:20:22:14 10:20:28:21	Those who see me on TV now know that
			I was not an extremely practicing person.

		10:20:37:10 10:20:42:08	But God forgave me and helped return to faith.

		10:20:42:15 10:20:49:04	The Crimes in Homs, in Deraa, Idleb made me start fighting.

Abu Mahiya enters the bakery	Narration	10:20:52:23 10:20:56:13	25,000 people killed in peace rallies.

		10:20:56:23 10:20:58:13	2.5 million refugees.

		10:20:58:23 10:21:01:13	10 million at risk from starvation.

		10:21:01:23 10:21:04:13	These official figures are stunning.

		10:21:05:00 10:21:07:08	What can you do?

		10:21:07:12 10:21:10:07	You can try to save one human being, if only one.

		10:21:10:12 10:21:13:02	Like Abu Mahiya does.

Abu Mahiya 100%	Dialogue	10:21:16:00 10:21:26:11	The main food of Aleppo's residents is bread.
			Every meal we eat, it's with bread.

		10:21:26:15 10:21:28:22	Many people do not have bread.

		10:21:29:08 10:21:35:08	We provide free bread, but it is not enough,
			it's like a drop in the bucket.

		10:21:36:05 10:21:47:07	My reward for the work I do is people's smiles.
			It means a lot to me.

	Title - Supertab	10:21:41:00 10:21:45:00	Abu Mahiya
	Title - Supertab		People in Need


	Dialogue	10:21:47:17 10:21:54:23	When I see them smile, I am very happy.
	Dialogue		And I'd like to see people experience that too.

Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim with people aid being distributed	Narration	10:21:55:16 10:22:00:18	Abu Mahiya is a collaborator of Imam Kasim
			who has been providing assistance

		10:22:00:20 10:22:05:17	on behalf of the Czech humanitarian organization
			People in Need since December 2012.

		10:22:06:02 10:22:10:08	They bring help to the most needy civilians only.

street after bombing	Narration	10:22:31:23 10:22:35:13	After each bombing, the regime media talk
			about an operation in which mercenaries,

		10:22:35:23 10:22:39:13	bandits and terrorists were neutralised.

		10:22:40:13 10:22:42:13	They simply lie.

Falling rubble from a building	Title - Supertab	10:22:56:00 10:23:00:00	Al Kellaseh - Aleppo
			25 killed
			27.07.2013


A man in the house	Dialogue	10:24:30:02 10:24:34:05	Bashar says he is getting rid of terrorists.

		10:24:34:13 10:24:35:20	She is a terrorist.

		10:24:36:03 10:24:37:10	Have a look at her.

		10:24:37:21 10:24:43:06	This is what a terrorist looks like,
			who fights Assad with a gun in her hand.

In the hospital	Narration	10:25:10:13 10:25:12:13	Death comes from the sky, unannounced.

		10:25:12:23 10:25:20:13	It leaves you with no time to escape,
			but also, silently, a sniper rifle bullet hits.

dr Ammar Zakaria - off	Dialogue	10:25:30:15 10:25:36:13	This is the fifth case in the past twenty-four hours.

		10:25:38:23 10:25:43:18	Most patients are brought in from Karaj al Hajis.
			It is the only place in Aleppo

		10:25:43:21 10:25:49:04	where you can go from the territories seized
			by the regime to the liberated territories.

		10:25:53:15 10:26:00:13	He is a civilian. His only fault is that he works
			both in the areas occupied by the regime

		10:26:00:18 10:26:03:18	and in the areas liberated by the insurgents.

		10:26:06:03 10:26:10:02	May God be with him.

scenes from a busy bazaar, street in Karaj al - Hajez	Narration	10:26:17:23 10:26:23:13	We reach a street, where a dozen or so minutes earlier,
			Dr. Zakaria's patient was struck by a bullet.

		10:26:23:23 10:26:27:13	It is Karaj al-Hajez, the 21st century's alley of snipers.

		10:26:29:13 10:26:31:13	Let us not be fooled by the crowd.

		10:26:31:23 10:26:38:04	Only those who need to earn money to buy food
			or receive medicines come to this street.

		10:27:00:23 10:27:05:13	Since the start of the revolution, the insurgents
			have failed to take over the city centre,

		10:27:05:23 10:27:08:13	which is defended by the regime forces.

		10:27:08:23 10:27:13:13	Hundreds of thousands of people are caught
			in a deadly trap of fighting and famine.

Majid Fleyes - 100%	Dialogue	10:28:02:04 10:28:04:17	The regime's snipers are ruthless.

	Title - Supertab	10:28:04:00 10:28:09:00	Majid Fleyes
	Title - Supertab		Free Syrian Army (FSA)

	Dialogue	10:28:04:21 10:28:12:20	Civilians are innocent, they have nothing in common
			with the Free Syrian Army or tyrant Bashar's military.

		10:28:12:23 10:28:16:07	They have nothing to do with either of them.

		10:28:25:09 10:28:29:19	My name is Majid Fleyes, I come from the town
			of Daret Ezzeah and I live in Aleppo.

		10:28:29:23 10:28:33:18	I used to sell vegetables. I am an ordinary regular retailer.

	Dialogue	10:28:35:02 10:28:37:05	This is a school.

		10:28:37:13 10:28:41:16	Assad bombs, killing the children.

		10:28:42:08 10:28:45:12	See, little children taking guns in their hands.

		10:28:45:16 10:28:49:15	This is my youngest brother, he started fighting too.

		10:28:49:18 10:28:53:11	We made him a special Kalashnikov, his size.

		10:28:54:14 10:28:57:18	Come on, come on. Bend down.

		10:29:03:18 10:29:13:16	The snipers are on the roof of the Municipal Council Palace, which overlooks Karaj al Hajis.

		10:29:14:02 10:29:18:16	They shoot at anyone they see.

		10:29:18:20 10:29:22:18	Our martyrs get killed every day. There's also the wounded.
			They have no mercy.

		10:29:36:07 10:29:39:08	Get the camera here.

		10:29:39:24 10:29:42:22	Show him where they are.

		10:29:43:08 10:29:46:08	Pigs.

		10:29:51:03 10:29:53:18	Watch out, sniper.

		10:29:53:24 10:29:56:05	Look over there.

		_x000D_10:29:56:24 10:29:59:04_x000D_	Heathens.

		10:29:59:22 10:30:07:10	Once, a tall Russian sniper harassed people.
			He would climb a minaret of the mosque.

		10:30:07:16 10:30:11:11	Sniper - Russian, tall, with long hair.

		10:30:12:07 10:30:18:13	He would fly the Russian flag, not Bashar
			the dog's flag but the Russian flag.

		10:30:18:21 10:30:23:11	One day with God's help we killed him.

		10:30:39:01 10:30:41:10	Go, go, go!

		10:30:45:00 10:30:47:24	There's mercenaries around - you know what I'm saying?

		10:30:48:04 10:30:53:24	Snipers are coming from Russia, Iran and the Hezbollah.

		10:30:54:04 10:30:57:09	A Syrian sniper won't cut it. He won't.

	10:31:01:14 10:31:05:24	Every day, we kill his snipers,

	10:31:06:02 10:31:11:21	but Bashar has plenty of money
		and mercenaries who will fight for him.

	10:31:14:20 10:31:19:17	The difference between our snipers and them is that

	10:31:19:21 10:31:24:03	the regime's snipers shoot at civilians
		and ours only shoot at soldiers.

machinegun being aimed, Mohammad Sayed running	Narration	10:31:24:16 10:31:28:03	It is a war where snipers hunt
			glimpse of an exposed head,

		10:31:28:08 10:31:31:16	a shoulder, a figure passing between the rubble.

		10:31:31:18 10:31:36:08	In a flash, you can lose a friend and you won't even notice.

Michael - 100%	Dialogue	10:31:36:09 10:31:38:23	"Tell me, what happened?"

Mohammad catching breath after running under sniper fire	Title - Supertab	10:31:40:00 10:31:44:00	Mohammad Sayed
Mohammad catching breath after running under sniper fire	Title - Supertab		Aleppo Media Center

Mohammad Sayed - 100%	Dialogue	10:31:41:14 10:31:45:20	I was walking with the guys, it was quiet, nothing going on.

		10:31:47:14 10:31:52:16	Once we got there, I wanted
			to take some photos from the top.

		10:31:52:21 10:31:57:07	When I leaned against the barricade, I heard a shot.

white car departs, street shot	Narration	10:32:23:07 10:32:26:14	Today, Mohamed has managed to survive again.

		10:32:26:19 10:32:32:03	For a few moments, he forgets the daily problems
			waiting for him in the city.

Khaled and a man on a street - 100%	Dialogue	10:32:38:06 10:32:40:16	Is this a Glock?"

		10:32:40:21 10:32:42:15	The real thing."

		10:32:45:13 10:32:49:02	Does it have a laser?" Yes, laser and silencer."

Mohammad Sayed - off	Dialogue	10:32:55:05 10:32:57:12	Each district has its problems.

		10:32:58:01 10:33:05:06	For example Sukkeri, Fardoz have
			the biggest problem with electric power,

		10:33:05:11 10:33:07:18	they haven't had any in 10 months at all.

		10:33:17:00 10:33:23:13	In Shaar there is a problem with water. They go on for two, three, and sometimes four months without access to water.

		10:33:23:17 10:33:31:05	They go from district to district, and sometimes they will take water from the well, which is often not suitable for drinking.

		10:33:41:06 10:33:43:17	On top of that there is the bread problem.

		10:33:43:21 10:33:47:05	Every 5-6 days, they can only get 1 pack of free bread.

		10:33:47:09 10:33:51:09	Many people eat their bread dry and mouldy.
			They soak it in water and eat.

Images of people at a bread distribution point	Narration	10:33:55:04 10:34:01:03	Every day, there are more and more needy,
			but there is not enough free bread for everyone.

		10:34:01:08 10:34:04:12	In Aleppo, only a few can enjoy normal food.

		10:34:04:15 10:34:08:01	For the majority live is a constant struggle for survival.

Mohammad Sayed PIN100%	Dialogue	10:34:08:20 10:34:14:01	In my opinion, the struggle of everyday life
			is worse than death.

		10:34:15:11 10:34:21:19	Because life here is slow dying.
			You die a thousand times a day around here.

Mohammad Sayed 100%	Title - Supertab	10:34:28:00 10:34:33:00	Mohammad Sayed
	Title - Supertab		People In Need

		10:34:27:16 10:34:32:15	In my opinion, the sight of death is easier to bear than life.

girl takes bread and goes to the house	Narration	10:34:33:21 10:34:39:14	During the war, a piece of metal can kill,
			but a piece of bread can save.

		10:34:39:21 10:34:47:21	We are at one of the free bread distribution points
			in the district of Harable, started by Imam Kasim.

		10:34:48:21 10:34:52:21	Only those who have lost everything get help here.

woman 100%	Dialogue	10:35:21:20 10:35:25:15	Before the war, it was better, life was easier.

		10:35:25:20 10:35:29:10	And what is happening now - there
			is nothing we can do about it.

		10:35:32:22 10:35:35:22	This is Ahmed. He is 6 years old.

		10:35:37:02 10:35:41:10	This is Fatma. She is 8 years old.

		10:35:41:14 10:35:45:22	And this is Saleh. 12 years old.

		10:35:46:01 10:35:50:11	And that one is Turkije. 10 years old.

		10:35:52:00 10:35:59:06	Before that I worked at homes and I was earning.
			Now I can't. They have no money.

		10:35:59:10 10:36:03:12	I sell used women's clothing
			and that buys me food for the children.

		10:36:03:16 10:36:07:00	I wash these clothes and sell them.

		10:36:09:16 10:36:11:22	It is very hard to find a job.

		10:36:12:07 10:36:18:07	I buy my food on credit and later
			when I have the money, I give it back.

		10:36:19:16 10:36:23:10	God helps us and remembers us. Neighbours help.

Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim 100%	Dialogue	10:36:26:12 10:36:30:22	Around here people are dying from lack of medicines,

		10:36:31:01 10:36:37:08	from hunger, still others are forced to flee. There is no work.

	Title - Supertab	10:36:43:00 10:36:48:00	Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim
	Title - Supertab		People In Need

	Dialogue	10:36:38:07 10:36:44:22	Sometimes, 6 or 7-year-old children
			have to secure their own food.

		10:36:45:02 10:36:47:02	They open small stalls and trade.

		10:36:47:06 10:36:49:12	You are responsible for it.

Camera goes through the corridor into an opening of a small square full of people, night shot	Narration	10:36:52:21 10:36:57:21	At Ein Jalout elementary,
			a nightly charity fair is underway.

		10:36:58:21 10:37:02:06	Local residents share whatever they have with those in need.

		10:37:02:21 10:37:08:21	Solidarity is a natural quality of the Syrian people,
			which has become even more evident during the war.

A man speaking with a girl - 100%	Dialogue	10:37:09:08 10:37:12:07	Did you choose it?" "No, my mom did."

		10:37:12:10 10:37:15:17	"And what did you choose?"
			"I didn't chose anything."

		10:37:15:20 10:37:19:23	"And what would you like? What would you like to put on?"

		10:37:20:23 10:37:22:19	"I do not know."

		10:37:23:01 10:37:26:08	"A blouse, some trousers?"

		10:37:26:12 10:37:27:18	"If you have something."

		10:37:27:20 10:37:29:15	"Have you looked here?"
			Yes

		10:37:29:19 10:37:31:20	Who did you come here with?
			My mum

remains of killed civilians at a squre - morning shot	Title - Supertab	10:38:09:00 10:38:14:00	Ain Jalout - Aleppo
			17 killed, 80 wounded
			5.08.2013


man walks through a debris at a square / day / - 100%	Dialogue	10:38:15:09 10:38:21:07	There are still human remains here all over the place.

father and mother - 100%	Dialogue	10:38:31:04 10:38:34:23	Look, it's his eyes.

		10:38:37:08 10:38:40:23	Mohammed, is that you?

		10:38:44:10 10:38:48:02	Did you find anything?

		10:38:50:10 10:38:53:18	Majid, you can stop searching, we've picked up everything.

		10:38:54:16 10:38:56:20	I know, but I want to see his shirt.

		10:38:57:00 10:38:59:20	Majid, stop, we've picked up everything.

		10:39:01:22 10:39:04:18	But I want the shirt.

		10:39:07:02 10:39:10:23	My dear, it all fell on your head.

		10:39:12:17 10:39:15:06	Nothing's left of him.

		10:39:15:11 10:39:18:12	You need to calm down.

		10:39:18:17 10:39:22:01	But it's my Muhammad?

		10:39:22:05 10:39:25:09	Yes, it's him.

old town, Abu Ahmed and FSA fighters	Narration	10:39:51:09 10:39:56:24	Abu Ahmed's squad is fighting in the old town.
			It is position warfare.

		10:40:02:03 10:40:06:13	The insurgents and the soldiers
			can be a dozen metres apart.

		10:40:06:18 10:40:13:03	This shelling is a marking of the positions,
			which could turn into defence or attack at any moment.

		10:40:50:00 10:40:57:08	This small historic square, which was visited by tourists only two years ago, is now like a second home to insurgents.

		10:40:57:12 10:41:01:01	They spend more time here than with their families.

		10:41:02:02 10:41:05:23	When leaving for the front,
			Abu Ahmed takes his son with him.

		10:41:06:00 10:41:09:08	After the sniper incident, he wants to keep his eye on Isam.

Abu Ahmad - 100%	Dialogue	10:41:11:20 10:41:18:19	The most important things for me are honour and fatherland.

		10:41:19:02 10:41:24:12	We needed freedom, I took part in the demonstrations,
			guess you've all seen them.

		10:41:24:18 10:41:28:19	We tried to change something but it came to nothing.

	Title - Supertab	10:41:30:00 10:41:35:00	Abu Ahmed
			Free Syrian Army (FSA)

	Dialogue	10:41:29:05 10:41:39:07	On top of that, the devil's party, the Hezbollah of Lebanon, got involved and that forced us to take action.

		10:41:41:24 10:41:48:05	The devil's party and the officers and the Revolutionary Guards of Iran - what did they come here for?

		10:41:48:13 10:41:53:17	We have the right to defend our honour and our land.

Quran reading lesson	Narration	10:42:43:18 10:42:48:13	As an exception Abu Haidar has allowed us
			to watch a Quran reading lesson.

		10:42:48:19 10:42:55:18	In the world of Islamic soldiers, this is deeply personal,
			bordering on prayer and soul purification.

Abu Haidar - 100%	Dialogue	10:43:26:09 10:43:33:00	The West says that the Islamist groups
			fighting in Syria are very radical and intolerant,

		10:43:33:15 10:43:38:14	while in fact they are normal, good people.

		10:43:39:05 10:43:43:00	Ask any civilian and they will tell you
			that the most fair group

		10:43:43:07 10:43:50:07	of brave fighters who give their best,
			they will quickly tell you

	Title - Supertab	10:43:41:00 10:43:46:00	Abu Haidar
	Title - Supertab		Islamic Doctrine Fighters Movement

	Dialogue	10:43:50:16 10:43:55:13	it's us - Jabhat al Nusra (Liberation Front)
			and the Ahrar Sham (Free Men of the Levant).

		10:43:55:18 10:44:02:02	That's who your Islamists are that the West is afraid of.

		10:44:10:11 10:44:12:22	You are wrong.

		10:44:13:02 10:44:18:22	Bashar Assad and his entourage of treacherous Arab leaders

		10:44:19:03 10:44:28:24	was successful in persuading you that if Islamic groups
			come to power, they will retaliate and heads will be cut off.

		10:44:29:03 10:44:34:21	Our guide is prophet Muhammad. Neither he nor his disciples ever murdered anyone.

		10:44:35:02 10:44:41:19	And they are a model for us to follow,
			so we are not going to murder either.

dr Ammar Zakaria - 100%	Dialogue	10:45:04:23 10:45:09:14	The Westerners are concerned and they are right,
			because they do not know any Muslims personally.

		10:45:09:18 10:45:14:08	The Muslims are afraid of the Westerners
			because they don't know them either.

		10:45:14:14 10:45:18:01	What can you do to solve this problem?

		10:45:18:09 10:45:20:14	We need to communicate

		10:45:20:18 10:45:25:08	and reject Islamic extremism
			and any other radicalism in the world.

	Dialogue	10:45:25:20 10:45:33:16	In his book, God commanded
	Dialogue		the prophet to condemn extremism.

	Title - Supertab	10:45:27:00 10:45:32:00	Dr Ammar Zakaria

Dr Ammar Zakaria 100%	Dialogue	10:45:34:01 10:45:36:09	"In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate,

		10:45:36:14 10:45:40:14	if you have been rude in speech and austere in your heart, everyone will forsake you."

FSA fighter in a church - AMC material	Dialogue	10:45:47:18 10:45:49:17	All the streets here are inhabited by Christians.

		10:45:49:21 10:45:53:01	"How many of them are there?"
			"Around 500 people."

		10:45:53:13 10:45:59:08	Now, the Mujahideen brothers are cleaning up in the church so it will be ready for worship

		10:45:59:18 10:46:04:06	and for Christian brothers to come to church.

		10:46:04:19 10:46:09:08	At Sheikh Makssoud, we promise
			that the we will clean up the church

		10:46:09:14 10:46:12:07	and we will protect Christian sanctity.

		10:46:12:10 10:46:16:08	We respect believers, because we are Muslims.

Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim speaks in a ruined school	Dialogue	10:46:43:09 10:46:47:08	This plaque bears the inscription "mosque."

		10:46:47:21 10:46:51:03	This plaque is not a tank.

		10:46:51:08 10:46:53:11	There were no armed men here.

		10:46:53:15 10:46:59:12	We are in Sharaija, at a girls' school.

		10:47:00:02 10:47:02:01	Look.

		10:47:04:15 10:47:11:12	It's girls only. Not a single warrior or soldier.

		10:47:11:16 10:47:18:05	Photos of the girls.
			We will not be showing the photos of the girls.
		10:47:19:17 10:47:26:12	We want the world to see.

		10:47:27:01 10:47:33:23	If it wants to keep lying about us, then let it see
			if it was only military sites that were bombed.

		10:47:34:01 10:47:41:05	Let it keep on lying,
			but do not let it say it's for terrorism.

		10:47:41:21 10:47:46:24	Look. So that's what the reforms
			we were promised by Bashar Al Assad look like.

Majid Fleyes	Title - superbar	10:48:11:00 10:48:16:00	Majid Fleyes
	Title - superbar		Free Syrian Army (FSA)

Majid Fleyes 100%	Dialogue	10:48:03:03 10:48:13:03	You know, the way it looks to us Muslims is that we are fighting a war with the world's worst dictator.

		10:48:14:10 10:48:18:07	And our Prophet Muhammad - whose example we follow

		10:48:18:11 10:48:23:10	says that our sacrifices are in paradise and theirs are in hell.

Mother kisses her dead son	Narration	10:48:24:07 10:48:28:18	In Aleppo, you can cross the gates of paradise
Mother kisses her dead son	Narration		in a split second.

FSA soldiers under sniper fire	Dialogue	10:48:57:12 10:49:00:07	Guys, get a car!

Saving FSA soldier at Zakaria's hospital	Dialogue	10:49:41:15 10:49:44:10	Let one of you administer oxygen!

	Narration	10:49:52:01 10:49:57:06	This insurgent has a chance to survive,
			he has come across Dr. Zakaria.

		10:49:58:12 10:50:05:07	But sometimes it is better to die than go to prison
			in the citadel, into the hands of Bashar Assad's services.

		10:50:05:10 10:50:08:24	Like Imam Qasim has.

Imam Qasim Haji Qasim	Title - superbar	10:50:30:00 10:50:35:00	Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim
			People In Need

Imam Qasim Haji Qasim 100%, and images from tortures	Dialogue	10:50:29:08 10:50:35:06	During the interrogations, they said:
			"Whatever you say, we will eliminate you anyway."

		10:50:35:16 10:50:40:10	"You are going to end up on a dungheap."

		10:50:47:14 10:50:54:07	They beat us over our heads, our hands,
			I still have weals - here and here.

		10:50:54:14 10:50:56:21	I was all in blood.

		10:50:59:19 10:51:04:00	They would beat us to the point where
			I didn't feel any more pain,

		10:51:04:04 10:51:07:11	they gave us electric shocks and battered us
			with an electric shock baton, and beat us all over.

		10:51:07:16 10:51:12:07	Blood was running down the floor.
			There were four of us there

		10:51:13:10 10:51:26:05	They told us: "Your blood is like shit.
			You're staining the floor, dogs ..." "Lick the blood."

Mohammad Sayed	Dialogue	10:51:37:12 10:51:42:02	Every now and then, the government will give us a gift.

		10:51:42:08 10:51:48:19	The gift is 100 people or a few more.
			Imprisoned, tortured and eventually murdered.

		10:51:49:04 10:51:54:06	They throw their bodies into the river.

		10:51:55:11 10:51:57:24	People recover these bodies.

		10:51:58:04 10:52:01:14
			It turns out that some of the victims
			are people who went missing 2-3 days before.

		10:52:01:18 10:52:05:24	Most of them had nothing to do with the revolution.


Majid Fleyes in front of a car loaded with dead bodies	Dialogue	10:52:10:19 10:52:15:03	They are people, look. The Jews,
			the infidels - they wouldn't have done that.

		10:52:15:07 10:52:19:16	Where are you Arabs, presidents, emirs.
			Liars! Where are you?!

		10:52:19:20 10:52:25:24	We are being killed by Alawis who do not fear God!
			You in Turkey, fear Allah!

		10:52:26:02 10:52:30:23	They pulled them out of the water...
			You cowardly bastards, who do not fear Allah!

		10:52:31:03 10:52:37:06	We complain about you to God!

Translation of a text written on a board	Title	10:52:39:21 10:52:47:18	THESE MURDERS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY
			OF THE SO-CALLED "CIVILIZED" AND ISLAMIC WORLD

People burying dead bodies in a mass grave, in a park	Narration	10:52:49:14 10:52:53:03	The bodies of the killed are out for identification.

		10:52:53:14 10:52:59:04	Unidentified bodies are buried in mass graves,
			in parks and squares.

At Zakaria's hospital, Abu Ahmed is there with his son		10:53:18:02 10:53:25:03	At the hospital, we meet Abu Ahmed, who is trying
			to buy drugs and dress his son's wound.

		10:53:35:11 10:53:42:13	We learn that the wounded insurgent requires
			specialized care and must be transported to Turkey.

		10:53:43:13 10:53:48:03	We also hear Dr. Zakaria's shocking story.

Dr Ammar Zakaria 100%, at his hospital	Dialogue	10:53:49:11 10:53:54:05	When I worked in intensive care,

		10:53:54:18 10:53:59:14	I received an order from the commander
			of the "North" Region to kill one of the prisoners.

		10:54:00:02 10:54:06:07	This prisoner had been beaten with a rod with spikes.

		10:54:07:11 10:54:14:16	Marks of the beatings could be seen on his body, crescent-shaped wounds cut in the skin.

		10:54:15:08 10:54:18:17	He had been struck over a hundred times,
			he had broken ribs and shoulders.

dr Ammar 100%	Title - superbar	10:54:23:00 10:54:28:00	Dr Ammar Zakaria

Dr Ammar Zakaria 100%, at his hospital	Dialogue	10:54:22:12 10:54:25:23	The general, commander of the North Region, asked me: "Why is this man still alive?"

		10:54:27:18 10:54:30:10	I replied: "You have brought me this man
			so I could give him treatment."

		10:54:30:20 10:54:32:16	If you wanted his death, you would have killed him.

		10:54:32:21 10:54:35:01	And he said: "Kill him, we don't want him anymore."

		10:54:39:03 10:54:42:12	I asked: "How can I kill someone who is under medical care."

		10:54:42:18 10:54:46:03	To this he replied: "Don't you know
			how to inject air into people?"

		10:54:46:07 10:54:49:13	Imagine the commanding officer

		10:54:49:17 10:54:59:06	teaching me how to kill a patient in my ward.

		10:55:01:00 10:55:09:19	There were many such situations, and I was no longer
			able to endure all that was going on there.

		10:55:11:10 10:55:19:19
			So on 15th March 2012, I escaped from
			the regime's army; it was a year and a half ago.

		10:55:21:03 10:55:28:02	I decided to treat people here to atone

		10:55:28:04 10:55:35:00	for being silent about everything that had happened there.

	Narration	10:55:35:13 10:55:40:03	Dr Zacharia's story is linked
			to his whole family's mystery.

		10:55:43:21 10:55:46:11	It was the most famous escape from Assad's army.

		10:55:46:21 10:55:53:10	Two brigadier generals, two colonels
			and a captain - Zakaria's entire family.

Zakaria brothers announcing defection	Dialogue	10:55:56:01 10:56:03:22	I am a general physician, Mohamed Ahmed Zakaria
			from the military hospital in Aleppo, a rehabilitation ward.

		10:56:04:02 10:56:11:19	I am General Abdella Ammar Zakaria
			of the Air Force Academy.

Gen. Abdullah Ammar Zakaria, 100%		10:56:12:06 10:56:19:17	I served in the Syrian army for 35 years.
			I knew how the nation was being oppressed.

		10:56:19:20 10:56:27:16	But I endured it so that my children
			could study and have a future.

Gen. Abdullah Ammar Zakaria	Title - superbar	10:56:27:00 10:56:32:00	Gen. Abdullah Ammar Zakaria


Gen. Abdullah Ammar Zakaria, 100%	Dialogue	10:56:27:20 10:56:30:21	So we kept quiet.

		10:56:31:00 10:56:34:21	For the sake of the children,
			so they could have a safe live.

	Narration	10:56:37:01 10:56:41:02	Dr. Zakaria's father and loved ones are now living in Turkey.

		10:56:41:05 10:56:45:14	It is the first time Dr. Zakaria has seen them in a month.

Dr. Ammar Zakaria presenting his family	Dialogue	10:57:08:11 10:57:10:18	"My father."

		10:57:12:24 10:57:16:05	"My wife."
			"Mom, let me."

Gen. Abdullah Ammar Zakaria, 100% and from behind camera	Dialogue	10:57:36:02 10:57:40:22	When the revolution broke out
			and with it the inhuman treatment of protesters,

		10:57:41:02 10:57:46:22	in its whole history, the Syrian nation had never been treated the way Assad treated the Syrians.

		10:57:47:02 10:57:54:03	So there was no other choice,
			we had to stand alongside our compatriots.

		10:57:54:20 10:58:00:21	This decision was not just about our future, as army officers.

		10:58:01:04 10:58:07:11	We decided put the future of our children on the line as well.

		10:58:10:01 10:58:18:11	After escaping from the army, I was at a refugee camp,
			and then I joined the Free Syrian Army.

		10:58:19:11 10:58:24:00	I organized the first insurgent headquarters
			of the city of Aleppo.

		10:58:24:04 10:58:28:23	I currently work at the headquarters with General Selim Idris.

		10:58:31:23 10:58:37:12	We do not have a single commandant. The revolution broke out spontaneously. It had not been planned in advance.

		10:58:38:00 10:58:45:00	Therefore, we were not prepared
			to go with no principal command.

		10:58:45:10 10:58:50:02	This situation has its good and bad sides.

		10:58:50:10 10:58:56:06	The good thing is that no one can manipulate the command, nor can it be eliminated.

		10:58:56:15 10:59:05:05	The bad side: there is no single chief of the armed forces,
			so it is difficult to communicate with all the groups.

Dr Ammar Zakaria, Road trip shots back to Aleppo	Narration	10:59:12:14 10:59:14:14	Time passes quickly.

		10:59:15:14 10:59:17:14	Dr. Zakaria returns to Aleppo.

		10:59:17:24 10:59:22:14	What he hates about the war is that
			he has to part with his daughter for a long time,

		10:59:22:19 10:59:28:21	despite the fact that the normal world is only 50 kilometres
			away from the hell he works in.

	Narration	10:59:47:08 10:59:52:08	We are in the Salaheddine District,
			where heavy fighting is underway.

		10:59:52:13 10:59:58:24	Imam Qasim wants to know what happens to civilians
			on the front line so he can help them effectively.

FSA fighter speaks to Imam Qasim	Dialogue	11:00:01:07 11:00:04:19	"Do not go any closer to the corner,
FSA fighter speaks to Imam Qasim			there is the military on the right side there."

Imam Qasim		11:00:04:23 11:00:08:08	"The military regime's forces are here?"
FSA fighter replies			"Yes."

FSA fighter stops Imam Qasim		11:00:09:13 11:00:12:11	"Do not go near here. Their guards are there."

FSA fighter speaks to Imam Qasim	Dialogue	11:00:22:07 11:00:30:15	"This building is the military. And that's the office
FSA fighter speaks to Imam Qasim			of the officer who commands the troops in the area."

Imam Qasim		11:00:30:20 11:00:33:15	"The white one, not any other?"

FSA fighter replies to Imam Qasim		11:00:35:24 11:00:39:12	"Very close."
FSA fighter replies to Imam Qasim			"Yes, we are across."

Imam Qasim		11:00:40:03 11:00:44:12	"I thought they were further off."
FSA fighter			"That's theirs too. And the white one."

FSA fighter		11:00:44:20 11:00:48:13	"Next to the tower, you see, there are civilians there."

FSA fighter explains		11:00:48:20 11:00:52:14	"How did they end up there?"
			"They brought them."

		11:00:52:19 11:00:55:23	"They brought them as human shields."

Civilians used as human shields by Syrian Army	Dialogue	11:00:57:22 11:01:05:03	We will give our souls and our blood to you Bashar!

		11:01:16:12 11:01:22:04	We will give our souls and our blood to you Bashar!

FSA fighters speaks to Imam Qasim	Dialogue	11:01:23:05 11:01:26:22	We want the civilians to be on the side, not on the first line,

		11:01:28:00 11:01:32:00	but if I see a civilian there with a weapon
			in his hand, I'll shoot him.

		11:01:32:13 11:01:35:09	Assad's soldiers dress up in civilian clothes.

		11:01:35:17 11:01:38:13	If he's wearing a long robe, gallabije,
			why wear military boots?

		11:01:38:20 11:01:42:10
Imam Qasim replies		You're right. It does not make sense.

		11:01:42:18 11:01:47:12
FSA fighter summarizes		Gallabija and boots. It should be gallabija and sandals.

A man speaks to camera at a site of aerial bombardment	Dialogue	11:02:41:03 11:02:45:14	A plane dropped a bomb on civilians here.

		11:02:45:19 11:02:49:10
			Only Muslims. Their only fault
			was that they believed in Islam.

		11:02:49:15 11:02:53:04	Anyone who utters the holy words: "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet," commits an offense.

		11:02:53:11 11:02:57:14	I accuse Assad before God,
			God will do what he wants with him.

Mohammad Sayed 100% together with images of a site of aerial bombardment	Dialogue	11:03:06:22 11:03:13:06	Do I have to tell you what I feel when I see 4-5 houses collapse like a house of cards?

		11:03:13:16 11:03:17:06	How many people are under the rubble?
			Makes me think right away:

		11:03:17:13 11:03:20:04	Are there 100 or 200 people there?

		11:03:20:09 11:03:26:07	How many children, babies, women, elderly?

		11:03:27:21 11:03:35:18	For a few minutes, I don't know what to do.
			I'm a journalist, so I should be filming.

		11:03:35:23 11:03:43:18	But maybe I should be getting an ambulance, bringing water or pulling people from under the rubble?

Mohammad Sayed	Title - superbar	11:03:45:00 11:03:49:00	Mohammad Sayed
Mohammad Sayed	Title - superbar		Aleppo Media Center

Mohammad Sayed 100% together with images of a site of aerial bombardment	Dialogue	11:03:43:22 11:03:47:03	What to do?

		11:03:47:06 11:03:49:19	It is very difficult.

A man searches for survivors	Dialogue	11:03:55:00 11:03:56:22	Is there anyone there?

Imam Qasim shouts to a VHF radio		11:04:13:07 11:04:17:15	Zijad send us a car, an ambulance!

		11:04:20:22 11:04:26:07	People, give us cars! Cars! Zijad 3 cars, fast!

A patient in bed feeling pain	Dialogue	11:06:13:10 11:06:18:18	Oh God, Oh God, Oh God ...

Dr Ammar Zakaria comforts the patient		11:06:18:22 11:06:23:05	It's okay, it's okay now, don't worry.

		11:06:24:07 11:06:28:02	Ask God to protect us.

Dr Ammar Zakaria, explains the medical situation	Dialogue	11:06:28:12 11:06:32:03	The medical aid we can provide is insufficient.

dr Ammar 100%	Title - superbar	11:06:33:00 11:06:39:00	Dr Ammar Zakaria

Dr Ammar Zakaria, explains the medical situation	Dialogue	11:06:32:05 11:06:39:02	The current government seizes all the help
			that is sent to Syria by global organizations,

		11:06:39:07 11:06:41:13	including the World Health Organization.

		11:06:41:20 11:06:44:08	There is nothing left for us.

		11:06:44:12 11:06:49:04	The liberated areas are supported
			solely by private organisations.

		11:06:52:03 11:06:56:13	The only thing that reassures us is that
			we are still close to the patients.

		11:06:56:15 11:07:00:06	We must not give up and we won't.
			So much we can do.

		11:07:00:08 11:07:03:18	All we have at our disposal as doctors,
			we give to the patients.

		11:07:04:01 11:07:10:05	They know it, they know how much we have
			and how much we can give them.

Mohammad Sayed, images of another strike at a site where people are trying to rescue survivors	Dialogue	11:07:21:17 11:07:25:16	When a bomb hits, a lot of people come to help,
			to bring out the victims,

		11:07:25:20 11:07:28:05	and to take those who are still alive to hospitals.

		11:07:28:09 11:07:34:05	They always strike again. They wait for people to flock
			and bomb the same place after a few minutes.

		11:07:34:09 11:07:41:17	At first there are 50 victims, and 60 a moment later.
			When another bomb explodes, the count is now 100.

Bombed buildings - view from record on phone to street	Title - superbar	11:07:44:00 11:07:50:00	Bustan Al-Qasr - Aleppo
			70 killed
			16.08.2013

Dr Ammar Zakaria 100%	Dialogue	11:07:51:09 11:07:55:13	What is happening now is the extermination
			of the Syrian people

		11:07:55:16 11:08:00:08	who spoke against Assad. This genocide is planned.

FSA fighter asks a child	Dialogue	11:08:03:09 11:08:04:21	Where is your mom?

girl replies		11:08:05:01 11:08:08:12	In heaven.

FSA fighter continues asking		11:08:09:01 11:08:13:15	Mom and who else?
girl replies			My mom and my brother... and my grandfather..."

girl continues		11:08:14:01 11:08:16:00	my sister and... my brother.

Nearby boy adds		11:08:16:03 11:08:18:04	Her sister Rania died.

FSA fighter asks		11:08:18:09 11:08:22:13	Did they go to heaven?"
Girl adds			And the family of my uncle Jassin.

FSA fighter asks		11:08:22:18 11:08:30:16	How many died from uncle Jassin's family?
Girl replies			Ala and my aunt and... Hassan's wife..."

Girl and boy asnwer together		11:08:31:01 11:08:36:14	Who else, Hassan, Ahmed

Boy adds		11:08:36:22 11:08:40:03	I was burning too. In the leg.

FSA fighter asks		11:08:49:13 11:08:50:21	Do you like Bashar?

Girl replies		11:08:50:23 11:08:53:02	I do not like him.

FSA fighter tells the girl		11:08:54:15 11:08:59:12	He killed your mother. I'm going to crush his head."
Girl replies			"No. It's a sin!"

Girl replies		11:09:00:02 11:09:04:15	It's a sin!

Images of children playing at merry-go-rounds	Narration	11:09:18:07 11:09:22:09	One day, merry-go-rounds showed up
			in the streets of Aleppo.

		11:09:24:03 11:09:28:18	The grown-ups wanted the children
			to forget about the war for a moment.

		11:09:30:05 11:09:37:11	But in their eyes, you can see the fear that the war
			will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

Abu Ahmed and his son on a motorcycle, carrying weapon		11:10:00:13 11:10:07:03
			The youth of Abu Ahmed's son was over
			the moment he first picked up a rifle.

Abu Bilal, son of Abu Ahmed, explains	Dialogue	11:10:07:19 11:10:16:13	Not for a moment do I think of my family, my mother
Abu Bilal, son of Abu Ahmed, explains	Dialogue		or father. No. I only think for God to accept me.

Abu Bilal 100%	Title - superbar	11:10:12:00 11:10:16:00	Abu Bilal
Abu Bilal 100%	Title - superbar		son of Abu Ahmed

Abu Bilal, son of Abu Ahmed, explains	Dialogue	11:10:16:18 11:10:22:06	My family has God, he will not forget about them.

		11:10:22:14 11:10:30:05	When I fight I only think to be a shahid, a martyr saint.
			God will not accept anyone as a shahid.

Abu Ahmed 100%, speaking about one of his sons		11:10:46:04 11:10:51:10	This is my youngest one, all my thoughts
			revolve around him. All the time.

		11:10:51:15 11:10:57:03	I don't think about anyone else but him.
			Of course I don't forget about the rest of my family.

		11:10:57:08 11:11:04:24	There is a mother who brings up their children well,
			but this is the most beloved one

		11:11:06:08 11:11:08:05	because he has a lung disease.

son 100%	Title - superbar	11:11:14:00 11:11:18:00	Abu Al-Majid
son 100%	Title - superbar		son of Abu Ahmed

Abu Al-Majid, son of Abu Ahmed	Dialogue	11:11:12:17 11:11:22:20	I would like my dad to become a shahid
Abu Al-Majid, son of Abu Ahmed			and I would like to have a rifle.

Isam, son of Abu Ahmed		11:11:34:22 11:11:42:13	I don't have any dreams. I don't.
Isam, son of Abu Ahmed			I wish my dad could live in peace, that's all.

Isam 100%	Title - superbar	11:11:37:00 11:11:41:00	Isam
Isam 100%			son of Abu Ahmed

Old town frontline, running men	Dialogue	11:11:48:14 11:11:50:17	What's up, brother?

		11:11:50:19 11:11:55:04	"Wounded man. Send a car fast."

		11:11:56:23 11:11:59:09	Go, go!

		11:11:59:15 11:12:02:01	Run, run!

		11:12:12:21 11:12:14:23	Ahmed, hide your head!

		11:12:18:22 11:12:21:07	It's Abu Djana, I'm listening, go on.

		11:12:26:16 11:12:31:19	Send me back-up. We have a wounded man and enemies in the streets."

Abu Ahmed, 100% with images from the old town	Dialogue	11:12:34:02 11:12:41:03	During the fight, when attacking or defending yourself,

		11:12:41:12 11:12:45:17	you have no time to think about other things.

		11:12:46:01 11:12:55:06	My only dream is to fight and to win. That's it.

Abu Ahmed firing a weapon, running	Dialogue	11:13:11:16 11:13:14:00	Don't cross, don't cross!

		11:13:17:18 11:13:19:08	Cover him!


Abu Haidar 100%	Title - superbar	11:13:34:00 11:13:39:00	Abu Haidar
Abu Haidar 100%	Title - superbar		Islamic Doctrine Fighters Movement

Abu Haidar 100%, images of fighters	Dialogue	11:13:31:16 11:13:40:07	The soldiers of the Islamic groups have their friends
			and supporters, who back them up.

		11:13:40:20 11:13:45:16	This allows them to satisfy their basic needs.

		11:13:45:24 11:13:48:20	It might be a serving of bread.

		11:13:49:01 11:13:55:19	And the soldiers of the Free Syrian Army,
			the FSA, do not even get that.

		11:13:56:02 11:14:01:03	The enemies of free Syria want the residents
			to start to hate the insurgents.

		11:14:01:09 11:14:06:20	People do not know exactly who is with
			the Free Syrian Army, and who is a Mujahideen.

		11:14:07:01 11:14:11:18	They know, however, that anyone who has a weapon
			can be a thief or something like that.

		11:14:12:02 11:14:13:23	It was planned politics.

		11:14:29:00 11:14:40:19	Perhaps the FSA puts less emphasis on religion
			and the ultimate goal of the jihad, the holy war.

		11:14:41:00 11:14:44:17	But together, as Muslims,

		11:14:44:21 11:14:49:09	we are brothers in God, homeland and combat.

Abu Obaida 100%, images of fighters	Dialogue	11:14:59:03 11:15:06:14	I prefer for someone who loves the country to join my unit.

		11:15:06:20 11:15:12:23	I am not going to ask him where he is from
			or about his ethnic group and religion.

Abu Obaida 100%	Title - superbar	11:15:13:00 11:15:18:00	Abu Obaida
Abu Obaida 100%	Title - superbar		Free Syrian Army (FSA)

Abu Obaida 100%, images of fighters	Dialogue	11:15:13:03 11:15:19:06	I'm willing to accept Mujahideen, Alawis,
			Druze, Christians and others.

		11:15:19:10 11:15:26:17	But only those who love our land. And I am going to ask
			if their actions are guided by humanity.

Abu Haidar 100%, images of fighters	Dialogue	11:15:42:01 11:15:46:24	I swear to God, and I am frank about
			the fact that there was a dispute

		11:15:47:03 11:15:53:12	between the Mujahideen brothers and the FSA brothers.

		11:15:54:03 11:16:04:00	The whole world had taken care of that. I swear to God
			that I'd rather be shahid than see them live at loggerheads.

		11:16:08:13 11:16:13:05	I have a request to the FSA brothers,
			as well as the Mujahideen brothers

		11:16:13:09 11:16:16:19	to come together and be one.

		11:16:17:10 11:16:22:08	The whole world is against us, so we must be united.

		11:16:23:09 11:16:27:21	God, give us victory. Give us a close victory.

		11:16:30:04 11:16:32:16	That give us God.

Night images of Aleppo streets	Narration	11:16:39:10 11:16:42:13	Soldiers want to fight and win.

		11:16:42:18 11:16:47:03	Ordinary people struggle with hunger every day.

Abu Mahiya 100%, images from bakery, front of bakery	Dialogue	11:16:49:04 11:16:55:19	This free bread really means a lot.
			It helps people survive.

		11:16:56:19 11:17:01:10	Every day, we give away 1,200 packs of bread
			to families in the neighbourhoods of Fardous,

		11:17:01:15 11:17:05:03	Harable, Marj, Bab al Nirab, Al Magair.

		11:17:05:17 11:17:10:09	I once delivered a pack of bread to a man.

		11:17:11:04 11:17:16:15	He was so happy he got goose bumps.
			And it was just a pack of bread.

Abu Mahiya 100%, with a group of children	Dialogue	11:17:19:20 11:17:21:18	Gheis, come to me.

		11:17:21:23 11:17:30:15	He is one of the orphans too,
			I provide him with bread as well as the others.

Abu Mahiya 100%, with a group of children	Title - superbar	11:17:24:00 11:17:28	Abu Mahiya
Abu Mahiya 100%, with a group of children	Title - superbar		People In Need

Abu Mahiya 100%, with a group of children	Dialogue	11:17:30:24 11:17:39:06	This foursome are neither my children nor relatives.
			They are my neighbours, Muslims.

		11:17:39:18 11:17:43:20	Come to me, sit down.

Images in TV showing victims of gas attack, faces of people watching TV	Narration	11:17:47:18 11:17:51:08	21st of August 2013

		11:17:51:18 11:17:56:08	News goes around the whole that almost
			one and a half thousand Syrians have been gassed.

		11:17:56:18 11:18:01:08	We watch the first reports in the offices
			of the humanitarian organization People in Need.

		11:18:01:18 11:18:05:08	The possibility of a chemical attack
			had been discussed here for a long time.

		11:18:05:18 11:18:10:08	There was one question: Aleppo or Damascus?

A Man holds dead children - in TV	Dialogue	11:18:42:19 11:18:48:08	Who had they wronged?

A young man talks to a crowd of people in front of a mosque	Dialogue	11:18:58:04 11:19:03:06	People, let us say the opening chapter of the Quran
			for the people who died a martyr's death at Damascus.

		11:19:03:08 11:19:05:20	Let us speak in one voice:

A crowd of people recite the opening chapter of the Quran		11:19:05:23 11:19:07:20	In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful,
			the Especially Merciful!

		11:19:07:23 11:19:10:07	Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds,

		11:19:10:09 11:19:13:20	The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
			Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

		11:19:13:24 11:19:16:13	It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

		11:19:16:16 11:19:20:04	Guide us to the straight path. The path of those
			upon whom You have bestowed favour;

		11:19:20:10 11:19:24:20	Not of those who have evoked Your anger,
			or of those who are astray. Amen.

Sheikh Kasim chanting during a protest	Dialogue	11:19:31:01 11:19:35:11	Allah, we accuse the tyrant. Allah, we accuse the indifferent.

Images of a street protest	Narration	11:19:40:14 11:19:43:04	There is no press, radio or television.

		11:19:43:14 11:19:47:04	The only option of expressing opinion is joint protest.

Imam Qasim at a street protest	Dialogue	11:20:18:05 11:20:21:22	We are one force, we are together.

Imam Qasim addressing protesters		11:20:22:04 11:20:25:05	Tell the traitors that our martyrs
			have died today without the shedding of blood.

		11:20:25:10 11:20:30:08	Without the shedding of blood.
			Our martyrs were killed by chemical weapons.

		11:20:31:17 11:20:35:12	Let the Arabs hear us and show
			that they still have a conscience.

		11:20:35:16 11:20:38:02	Stop! Listen!

		11:20:38:05 11:20:40:15	We do not need to chant: "Unity" or "Arabs."

		11:20:40:18 11:20:46:06	Let's shout: "Oh, Allah!"

Imam Qasim 100%	Dialogue	11:20:47:23 11:20:50:13	We will not forgive you.

		11:20:50:21 11:20:56:12	I will never forgive you for this as a citizen.

Imam Qasim 100%	Title - superbar	11:20:54:00 11:20:59:00	Imam Qasim Hajj Qasim
Imam Qasim 100%	Title - superbar		People In Need

Imam Qasim 100%	Dialogue	11:20:56:19 11:21:03:05	I swear before Allah, before the world
			and before your conscience.

		11:21:03:15 11:21:12:09	The Syrian nation will never forgive you that
			you forgot about it and trade in Syrian blood.

		11:21:12:12 11:21:18:19	You do not help in the killing directly,

		11:21:19:01 11:21:22:23	but you let people die of hunger.

Images of people playing at a swimming pool	Narration	11:21:45:04 11:21:48:07	After two months, we leave Aleppo.

		11:21:48:11 11:21:54:09	To thank our friends for their help in making the film,
			we organize a farewell.

		11:21:54:19 11:22:01:20	We want this day to be special, so they can feel
			like there is no war, if only for a moment.

		11:22:32:24 11:22:35:24	Unfortunately, the war has claimed them.

		11:22:38:23 11:22:47:02	When we look at their smiling faces today, we cannot believe
			that some of them are no longer alive.

Dr Ammar Zakaria 100%, and images of him playing at the swimming pool	Dialogue	11:23:21:01 11:23:26:24	When I decided to give you this interview, I had a dilemma:


		11:23:27:03 11:23:30:20	whether to show the hospital to the world,
			at the risk of it being bombed out of revenge

		11:23:30:24 11:23:39:02	or to not show it and lose the opportunity to expose
			what we are doing. If only in the West.

		11:23:39:05 11:23:42:01	For you to understand who we are.

Dr Ammar 100%	Title - superbar	11:23:44:00 11:23:49:00	Dr Ammar Zakaria

Dr Ammar Zakaria 100%, and images of him playing at the swimming pool	Dialogue	11:23:42:12 11:23:54:11	That's why I chose you, for the world to see what we are.
	Dialogue		I can see that you want to show it to the world.

Mohammad Sayed 100%, and images of him playing at the swimming pool	Dialogue	11:23:57:09 11:24:06:15	We believe that we won't be harmed,
			that we will be given what Allah intended for us.

		11:24:27:22 11:24:33:06	Allah gave me a certain time to live,
			and so I will not live any longer.

		11:24:33:10 11:24:37:05	People have grown accustomed to the bombings,
			the devastation, the casualties.

Mohammad 100%	Title - superbar	11:24:37:00 11:24:40:00	Mohammad Sayed
Mohammad 100%			Aleppo Media Center

Mohammad Sayed 100%, and images of him playing at the swimming pool	Dialogue	11:24:37:10 11:24:40:12	Now it is normal for them. It has become daily life.

		11:24:40:16 11:24:46:02	A toddler learns to speak and one of its first words is "MIG."

		11:24:46:16 11:24:52:10	It cannot say the word "aircraft" - "MIG" is easier.

Abu Ahmed 100%, and images of him playing at the swimming pool	Dialogue	11:25:20:09 11:25:28:21	When all of this is over, I'm going back to my profession,
			I'm going to open my workshop and we will rest.

		11:25:29:08 11:25:33:08	Everyone will return to their profession,
			their activities, a normal life.

		11:25:34:10 11:25:39:02	My profession is repairing refrigerators,
			washing machines, household appliances.

Abu Ahmed 100%	Title - superbar	11:25:38:00 11:25:43:00	Abu Ahmed
Abu Ahmed 100%	Title - superbar		Free Syrian Army (FSA)

Abu Ahmed 100%	Dialogue	11:25:40:01 11:25:44:17	When it's over, we will rest.

Title about tragic death of Imam Qasim	Title	11:26:46:30 11:26:57:00	ON 7 JANUARY 2014, ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE FILM
			QASIM HAJII QAS WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF ROCKET FIRE

			MOHAMMAD DILLO AND AMMAR AL.-ALO DIED TOGETHER WITH HIM
			THEY WERE ALL AID WORKERS OF THE HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION
			PEOPLE IN NEED.

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