Syria: The Fall of the Assad Clan

Directed by Edith Bouvier

France
70'
2025

documentary

Cinema Farnese - sala 2

Movie theater:tickets on line

26/11/2025 7:00 pm

Directed by Edith Bouvier

Screenplay:Edith Bouvier

Photography:Julien Mauranne

Editing:Stefania Vanoussis

Music:Lynn Adib & Zeid Hamdan

Sound:Olivier Beaud

Producer:Myrto Grecos (production company: Découpages)

Production:Guillaume Martin

Distribution: Java Films

World sales:Java Films

On December 8 2024, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and his entire family fled his country and sought refuge in Russia. The swift fall of the Butcher of Damascus, the man who had made a startling comeback after nearly losing everything during the Arab Spring, took everyone by surprise. This film, shot before and after the fall of the regime, tells the story of why his bloody dictatorship fell so quickly. It delves into Syrians’ experiences of the end of the Assad clan, and their hopes and fears for the future.

Edith Bouvier is a journalist, war reporter and film director. From 2006, she worked for Radio France and RFI, before moving into print media as an Iraq correspondent. Specialising in the Middle East and conflict zones, she covered the Arab Spring and has reported from Asia and Africa. While reporting from the besieged neighbourhood of Bab Amr in Homs, alongside photographer William Daniels, she was seriously wounded. Rémi Ochlik and Marie Colvin were killed in the same bombardment. Upon returning, she published a book about her experiences: “Chambre avec vue sur la guerre”.