Sacrifices

2002

1h 52m

6.6(8 votes)

Drama

Overview

As an elderly man on his deathbed looks to give his name to one of his newborn grandsons, he's unable to acknowledge any of them. The three boys grow up with no name in the Syrian mountains, as they struggle to survive in a war-torn country.

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14 members

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رفيق السبيعي

Akbar

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Maha Saleh

Khadra

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نهال الخطيب

Kubra

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Mustafa Sbeih

1st boy

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Muhammad Hamad

2nd boy

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Elias Ghannam

3rd boy

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Meerna Ghannam

Fairouza

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Ali Muhammad

Akhdar

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Amal Omran

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كاريس بشار

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حلا عمران

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بسام كوسا

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فارس الحلو

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زهير عبدالكريم

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