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"I saw him. He was with me. We were in the amusement park."
"Hope ... In Their Eyes"
They grow up in a homeland that's filled with love and war. They have bloomed like flowers that grew between rocks and then passionately they followed the sun
In their simplicity, they don't care much for details. In their spontaneity, they don't care much about what's happening around them.
Their biggest concern is just to play freely and safely, to enjoy what's left of their childhood.
What's your name? "Kawthar"
Kawthar! What does it mean Kawthar?
"River in paradise"
In which grade are you? "2nd grade"
Do you like school? "Yes, I like it"
Why do you like it? "Because I learn in it"
What do you learn in it? "The letters and English"
What's your favorite game? "Hide-and-Seek"
Do you like "Bashar"? "No"
Why? "Because he is killing us"
Why is he killing us? "I don't know"
You, what do you do at home? "I clean, mmm, I clean, mmm, I clean that's all"
So you help your mom in housework? "Yes, I help her. I carry my young brothers and sisters"
Do you play with the other kids? "No"
Why? "I don't play with boys"
And how about playing with the girls outside? "Yeah, but no one is visiting us"
They are still very young, but a time of hardship has left in their lives invisible but deep scars
The life has pushed them to grow up too fast, so they missed their childhood
When did your father go away? "Two years ago"
Where did he go? "He went missing, the regime took him away"
And now you don't know where he is? "No I don't know"
Do you miss your dad? "Yes, a lot"
Where did you use to go together? "He used to take us shopping, to the amusement park"
Are you going to stay in Syria or you will leave? "I am going to stay"
And, what if the problem continued? "As I told you, if we didn't die, I will stay"
So your dad is in detention? "Yes"
Since when? "It's been a year and a half"
How did this happen? "I don't know, they took him ... they took him"
In which detention center he is right now? "In security center no. 215" (named Palestine security center)
The one in Damascus? "Yes"
How long he has been in detention? "A year and a half"
Okay, why did they take him? "mmm, I don't know"
Do you miss you dad? "A lot!"
You don't know when he will be released? "No, I don't know"
We pray for him! "But I always pray for him and I feel hope that he will be back .. he will be back"
So what do you want to be when you grow up? "..."
A doctor? An engineer? A teacher? A tailor? "Approval head shake"
A tailor? "Approval head shake"
"Come!" "Dounya, come!" "I don't want to" "Do you want to come with me?!"
Dounya is angry and crying
Why are you angry? Tell me why are you upset?
Who's bothering you? "Are you upset?!"
"Hmm"
Only they, they look to things in a different way. If the present time frowns in their faces, they innocently smile to the future.
And they keep what helps them forget the pain... It is the "Hope in their eyes".
Movie by FajrShahba - Aleppo 2013