Mariam (film)

Mariam, also known Mary, is a 2013 Syrian Arabic-language drama film directed by Basil Al-Khatib.[2][3] The film tells the story of three women with the same name "Maryam" and over different periods of time,starting in 1918, passing through the June setback in Quneitra in 1967, and until 2012 and was filmed in several areas of Syria, including Baniyas - Mashta al-Helou - Quneitra and others.[4] Music of the movie is given by Hazem Al-Anitar and the colorist of the movie is Osama Said.[5] Movie depicts the chronicles of 100 years of syrian history.[6] Filmmaker Basil al-Khatib’s “Mariam” won prizes at festivals in Cairo on Oct. 13, Oran, Algeria in September and Dakhla, Morocco, in February.[7] Khatib believes that it is this focus on the “human element” in Syria’s conflict which has made the film a hit with festival audiences and juries.[8][9][10]