Safe Zone

Safe Zone

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Overview:

During the Syrian Revolution, Syrian investigative journalist Ahmet Haj Bakri and Turkish war correspondent Neslihan Önder, who documented some of history's most significant visual testimonies, confront the memories they have carried for years. Safe Zone tells the story of the people behind the images and the unseen cost of bearing witness.

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