Anyone see the HBO documentary titled “Cries From Syria” directed by Russian director Evgeny Afineevsky? According to reviews, it highlights the voices of Syrian children–so vilified by Assad propagandists–& describes how anti-Assad graffiti on a school in Daraa led to the torture & murder of teenage boys & set off one of the worst humanitarian & political crises in our times.

A friend who saw it said it corresponds to the book “Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution & War” by Leila Al-Shami & Robin Yassin-Kassab. He’s willing to write a review of it for us but if any of you have seen it & would like to describe it, please do so here.