We Are From There

Synopsis

Jamil and Milad are brothers with very different personalities. Jamil is a get-up-and-go carpenter, following in his father's footsteps. Milad is a sensitive trumpeter and dreamer. As their home country, Syria, sinks further into war, Jamil emigrates first to Beirut and then makes an illegal journey to Sweden. Milad stays in Damascus, but eventually can’t take it any longer and decides to leave to Berlin. Their cousin Wissam records their journey for over five years, bringing back childhood memories while questioning the true meaning of home. The traumatic war in Syria plays a background role in this documentary, which focuses more on the psychological effects of being uprooted and the way the brothers, who had previously hardly travelled, deal with emigration. It draws with humility and admiration the human ability to cope with change, as radical as it can be. Jamil and Milad are achievers, each adapting his own way.

Main Cast

Milad Khawam

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Jamil Khawam

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Wissam Tanios

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Wissam Tanios
Production	Co-Producer	Gabrielle Dumon
	Producer	Christian Eid
Sound	Music	Amine Bouhafa Milad Khawam
	Sound Editor	Cherif Allam
	Dialogue Editor	Vanessa Kanaan
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Lama Sawaya
	Foley Artist	Marita Sbeih
	Sound Designer	François Yazbeck
Camera	Director of Photography	Fadi El Samra Wissam Tanios
Editing	Editor	Ghina Hachicho Mathilde Muyard
Visual Effects	Visual Effects Compositor	Kristine Baz
Directing	Director	Wissam Tanios
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