• Director(s):

    VASAK (Vladimir)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE GEIE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2013

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

In Daraa, in the south of Syria, children under the age of 12, influenced by the constant reports on the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, copied their neighbours and, in turn, wrote “Freedom” and “Get Out” on the walls of their school.

Child’s play that the regime did not appreciate. 17 of them were arrested by Bachar al-Assad’s police force. Some of them were imprisoned for over a month, where they were beaten and tortured. Their incarceration sparked the anger of the local population in Daraa, who started demonstrating for the children’s release.
The revolution was underway. Two years later, the children have become heroes. ARTE Reportage met two of them in the town of Irbid, in the north of Jordan. Muhammad and Yazan are today 14- and 12-years old, respectively. They may still be children, but they share a very adult perspective on both their history and on war.