A Syrian Love Story
"The 50 best films of 2015 in the UK – No 3: A Syrian Love Story"
A Syrian Love Story
"The deeper human truths of this documentary are here to stay"
A Syrian Love Story
"Heartbreaking portrait of a marriage unravelling"
A Syrian Love Story
"This heart-wrenching film gives an idea of the human cost of seeking asylum in Western Europe. If this family could live safely in Syria, they would."
A Syrian Love Story
"Perhaps the most remarkable facet of the film is its rawness. The manner in which Amer and Raghda bare their souls in front of the camera was the result of the many months McAllister spent earning the family’s trust."
A Syrian Love Story
"McAllister humanises the newspaper headlines about the millions of anonymous Syrians trying to escape their war-torn country."
A Syrian Love Story
"An invaluable and ultimately heart-breaking glimpse into current Middle Eastern conflicts."
A Syrian Love Story
"Can women not be revolutionaries and mothers? Raghda makes no apologies for her commitment to revolution, nor does she overlook her struggle as a parent."
A Syrian Love Story
"A film highlighting a rare glimpse into the intimate and extraordinary lives of a family caught up in the [Syrian] crises' political and personal conflict."
A Syrian Love Story
"Remarkable"..."an adroit balance between the personal and the political."
A Syrian Love Story
"Sean McAllister’s Sheffield Doc/Fest winner 'A Syrian Love Story' [is] among BBC4’s forthcoming Storyville films."
A Syrian Love Story
"[A Syrian Love Story] highlight[s] the refugee crisis"