7 Days in Syria

7 Days in Syria is a 2015 American documentary film directed and produced by Robert Rippberger. Filmed in November 2012, it captures the human side of war and what life is like in Syria for the millions trying to escape. The film has played in over 50 cities worldwide (including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Dublin, Norrkoping, Amsterdam, and Sydney),^[1][2][3][4] on television in Denmark, Sweden, and China,^[5] to Angelina Jolie,^[6][7] to senior members of the United Nations, and at Britain's House of Lords.^[8] The film was released internationally by Ro*co films, throughout North America by Gunpowder & Sky, by Gathr films for theatrical-on-demand, and online through Hulu.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

7 Days in Syria
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Rippberger
Produced by	Janine di Giovanni, Robert Rippberger, Scott Rosenfelt, Matthew VanDyke
Starring	Janine di Giovanni, Nicole Tung, Steven Sotloff, James Foley
Cinematography	Patrick Wells, Matthew VanDyke
Edited by	Gabriel Cullen
Music by	R. B. Music Group
Production companies	Aletheia Films, Cinema Vertitas
Distributed by	Ro*co Films, Gunpowder & Sky
Release date	September 19, 2015 (2015-09-19) (Awareness Film Festival)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English, Arabic

Synopsis

7 Days in Syria is a portrayal of the human side of war. The film looks out the people of Aleppo, chronicling the civilians keeping the city running, providing bread, administering medical supplies, burying dead bodies, and those internally documenting the atrocities for posterity and war tribunals.

Reception

Critical response

7 Days in Syria gives a window into the lives of families struggling to survive on the frontlines of the Syria conflict. Their courage and resilience shines through in impossible circumstances.

— Angelina Jolie^[15]

The "Moderate Voice" also gave it 5 stars writing:^[16][17]

If you could make a documentary required viewing, 7 Days in Syria would be it.

DC FilmDom gave it 5 stars and wrote:^[18]

Beyond sobering, filmmaker Robert Rippberger's snapshot of the ongoing Syrian Civil War brings the conflict unprecedented visibility via war journalist and Middle East specialist Janine di Giovanni.