Far from Bashar

Far from Bashar (French: Loin de Bachar) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Pascal Sanchez and released in 2020. The film profiles Adnan al-Mahamied and Basmah Issa, a married couple from Syria who have been living in Montreal since moving to Canada as refugees after participating in the uprisings against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.^[1]

Far from Bashar
French	Loin de Bachar
Directed by	Pascal Sanchez
Written by	Pascal Sanchez
Produced by	Nathalie Cloutier
Starring	Adnan al-Mahamied Basmah Issa
Cinematography	Pascal Sanchez
Edited by	Natalie Lamoureux
Music by	Sei Nakauchi Pelletier
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	Arabic French English

The film premiered on September 25, 2020, at the Cinémathèque québécoise.^[2]