IDFA 2013 opens with battle in Syria

by Leo Bankersen
21 November 201330 March 2022
2 min read
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A bit decadent it was last night. In a festive mood with glass in hand to the kick-off of the 26th edition of the documentary festival IDFA in Tuschinski, and then an hour and a half of watching the fortunes of a group of Syrian rebels in the completely destroyed city of Homs.

Talal Derki's Return to Homs, realised with support from the IDFA Bertha Fund, shows, in the form of unpolished direct cinema, a picture of the struggle as we see it - all media to sp...

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Leo Bankersen

Leo Bankersen has been writing about film since Chinatown and Night of the Living Dead. Reviewed as a freelance film journalist for the GPD for a long time. Is now, among other things, one of the regular contributors to De Filmkrant. Likes to break a lance for children's films, documentaries and films from non-Western countries. Other specialities: digital issues and film education.View Author posts

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Talal Derki's Return to Homs, realised with support from the IDFA Bertha Fund, shows, in the form of unpolished direct cinema, a picture of the struggle as we see it - all media to sp...