City of Ghosts
“Our words are stronger than their weapons.”
2017•R•1h 30m•7.2•Released
WarDocumentary
With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.
Director
Matthew Heineman
Revenue
$0M
Languages
Arabic
Studio
Our Time Projects
Cast
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
Self
Hamoud
Self
Hassan
Hamoud's brother
Hussam
Self
Naji Jerf
Self
Mohamad
Self
Production
Company
Our Time Projects
Producer
Matthew Heineman
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