Insyriated

Insyriated, released in some territories as In Syria, is a 2017 Belgian drama film directed by Philippe Van Leeuw.^[1] It was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival,^[2] where it won the Panoroma Audience Award.^[3] At the 8th Magritte Awards, the film won all six awards it was nominated for, including Best Film and Best Director for Van Leeuw.^[4]

Insyriated
Film poster
Directed by	Philippe Van Leeuw
Written by	Philippe Van Leeuw
Starring	Hiam Abbass
Release date	11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) (Berlin)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Belgium
Language	Arabic

Plot

Cast

• Hiam Abbass as Oum Yazan
• Diamand Bou Abboud as Halima
• Juliette Navis as Delhani
• Mohsen Abbas as Abou Monzer

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 45 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Limited in setting but impressive in scope, In Syria uses one group's experiences to offer a brilliantly effective indictment of the horrors of war."^[5]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Berlin International Film Festival[3]	Panoroma Audience Award		Won
Lumières Awards[6]
	Best French-Language Film		Won
	Best Actress	Hiam Abbass	Nominated
Magritte Awards[4]	Best Film		Won
	Best Director	Philippe Van Leeuw	Won
	Best Screenplay	Philippe Van Leeuw	Won
	Best Cinematography	Virginie Surdej	Won
	Best Original Score	Jean-Luc Fafchamps	Won
	Best Sound	Paul Heymans and Alek Gosse	Won
World Soundtrack Awards	Best Original Score	Jean-Luc Fafchamps	Nominated

References

1. Romney, Jonathan (12 February 2017). "'Insyriated': Berlin Review". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. Press Office (25 January 2017). "Panorama 2017 Programme Complete: Powerful European Auteur Cinema / Three Surprising Indie Gems from China and Hong Kong / Brazil Well-Represented with Five Films". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
3. Press Office (18 February 2017). "The Panorama Audience Awards Go to Insyriated and I Am Not Your Negro". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
4. Belga (3 February 2018). "Cérémonie des Magritte: Carton plein pour "Insyriated", élu meilleur film, qui remporte 6 distinctions". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
5. "In Syria (Insyriated) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
6. Goodfellow, Melanie (12 December 2017). "'BPM (Beats Per Minute)' leads France's Lumière nominations". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

External links

• Insyriated at IMDb