The problem of ISIS is not recent. Ever since the Second World War, people in this region have been, and are today, living under brutal dictatorships governed by nationalistic fervor. As for the Kurdish question: nobody from the Arab world is serious about fighting ISIS. It's only the Kurdish people who are standing firm against ISIS. And I think Europe, the United States, and most other democratic countries of the world are beginning to look at the Kurds in another way. The Kurds are really becoming their partners in the region.
The problem of ISIS is not recent. Ever since the Second World War, people in this region have been, and are today, living under brutal dictatorships… - Mano Khalil
The problem of ISIS is not recent. Ever since the Second World War, people in this region have been, and are today, living under brutal dictatorships…
- Mano Khalil
I am not saying that the Kurds are angels, but they have suffered too much. These people have a right to live in their country. The right just to be … - Mano Khalil
I am not saying that the Kurds are angels, but they have suffered too much. These people have a right to live in their country. The right just to be …
If my friends are going to the mountains with guns to fight, I will continue that fight, not with guns but with a camera. - Mano Khalil
If my friends are going to the mountains with guns to fight, I will continue that fight, not with guns but with a camera.
After school, I went to Damascus to study law and history, which I didn't really like. I didn't like history, in particular. In Syria, the regime was… - Mano Khalil
After school, I went to Damascus to study law and history, which I didn't really like. I didn't like history, in particular. In Syria, the regime was…
Most people look at a feature film and say, "It's just a movie." For me there is no border or wall between fiction and documentary filmmaking. In doc… - Mano Khalil
Most people look at a feature film and say, "It's just a movie." For me there is no border or wall between fiction and documentary filmmaking. In doc…
With fiction, you are creating an imaginary world. And it can be a very mechanical process. In a fictional film, you create the characters who become… - Mano Khalil
With fiction, you are creating an imaginary world. And it can be a very mechanical process. In a fictional film, you create the characters who become…
Sitting in the darkness of the cinema, I got to see another world. This imaginary world was a refuge for many of us. Of course, the films were contro… - Mano Khalil
Sitting in the darkness of the cinema, I got to see another world. This imaginary world was a refuge for many of us. Of course, the films were contro…
I dream about going back, but I know that it isn't easy. Thirty years of being in Europe has changed my life. I am not the Kurd from Syria anymore as… - Mano Khalil
I dream about going back, but I know that it isn't easy. Thirty years of being in Europe has changed my life. I am not the Kurd from Syria anymore as…
Even if you make a movie about a criminal locked up in prison, you may not support him as a criminal, but you have to like him on some level. You hav… - Mano Khalil
Even if you make a movie about a criminal locked up in prison, you may not support him as a criminal, but you have to like him on some level. You hav…
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