Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark

Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark

9.0IMDb Score
Released:2011-08-04
Duration:51 min
Country:Qatar
Director:May Ying Welsh
Actors:Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Barack Obama
Production:Al Jazeera English

Overview:

As the "Arab Spring" protests for justice and democracy spread through the middle east in early 2011, people long repressed by the Bahrain monarchy spontaneously gathered at the central Pearl Square to join in the call for their rights.

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