There is a beautiful scene in the film ‘Chronicles from the Siege’ directed by Abdallah Al-Khatib. Where, a group of young people arrive at a shop destroyed by war. The shop that sells DVDs of movies has posters all over the walls. Posters of classic films from The Godfather to The Godfather. Next to that poster, a large pile of DVDs is visible. Dusty, full of cobwebs. On the table next to it, the group finds the diary of Arfarat (Nadim Rewami).

Remember Anne Frank's diary? Unlike Annie's diary, it does not cover the subject of war in detail. However, Arfarth has expressed the wounds and pain caused by the conflict in a few poetic words. The film begins with this character's experience. Arfarth writes, 'The siege has changed the value of some things. It has increased the value of unexpected things and has shown the futility of civilization. The value of a house is not just because there is a bus stop next to it. Especially a house next to a well! A bicycle is more expensive than a car, not only because the land is thin due to the siege. The horizon of a bicycle is bluer than a missile. The crowd is less.'

This writing by Arfarth shows the profound impact that the siege has had on the lives of the people there. Why does Alfarat imagine that his house should be near a well instead of a bus stop? The reason is that there is a shortage of water here. There is another scene in the film where the character is shown struggling for water in a self-deprecating way. Just like in the classic play ‘Crap’s Last Tape’, the camera keeps showing the scene of Alfarat’s desperate search for water for a long time in a self-deprecating way. Just like the character in ‘Crap’s Last Tape’, Alfarat keeps searching for water in a strange way. He keeps yearning for the last drop of water.

The missiles that keep falling from the sky here have not only made the city a mess. It has made life here boring, miserable and dry. Where there are only empty gallons in the toilets, there is no water to wash after shaving. Saying that it would be better to have a bicycle instead of a car, Alfarat has imagined a sky here, where he wants there to be no missiles. However, this film does not show much war. But to show that war, the director has shown the sound of the missile, the destruction and the life it has disrupted in a very powerful way. The

The film does not even include a scene of destruction where a missile explodes. There is war, but only in the background. We hear the sound of missiles falling from the sky throughout the film. missile explosion scene is not even included in the film. There is war, but only in the background. We keep hearing the sound of missiles falling from the sky throughout the film. What is unique is that most of the sounds used in this film are sounds recorded on the battlefield, which transports the audience to the real world through that sound while watching the film. 'We wanted to make this film very real. Because it tells the real story of war. So to present that real experience, we have used sounds recorded on the battlefield,' Rana Eid, who handled the sound design in the film, told about the sound of the film in an interaction at the world-renowned Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).

This film, which was selected under the 'Perspective' category of the Berlinale and had its world premiere, is not just about the experience of the innocent. There is the pain of the characters who reach the DVD store, there is the struggle to survive amidst difficult life and war. The struggle to survive amidst adverse circumstances is shown in a very interesting way. Here, the story of two lovers is shown, who are eager to share the sweetness of love even amidst the missiles raining like rain outside. Which meeting will be the last? It is not decided, but they are still keeping love alive. They are imagining a loving world regardless of family, society, and war. They are singing love songs even amidst the sounds of war. The struggle of a husband to save his pregnant wife's life is shown in a bejeweled way. This is another war fought in the midst of war. How does this couple, who have escaped the bombs and reached the hospital, give birth to a new life in that chaotic place? This scene in the film is very powerful.

How terrible is war, how much destruction does it create? The scene of the hasangfasyang seen in the hospital speaks in a satirical style. Where, the doctor has a second to make a decision about life and death. There is no bed for the patient, no treatment? There is no time to find blood, no place to take a deep breath. Here, there is only a small hope, a little courage to live! This film makes us forget the hustle and bustle of the city for a moment. And it makes us ‘celebrate’ our own lives by showing the lives of these characters. After watching the film, we feel, ‘Thank God we are not there’. And it asks the question - are we living life? How meaningful is our life for those who are in difficulty?