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Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS

  • 2017
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
828
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Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS (2017)
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A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.

  • Directors
    • Sebastian Junger
    • Nick Quested
    • Mohammed Jambaz
  • Writer
    • Mark Monroe
  • Stars
    • Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
    • Amr Al-Azm
    • Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    828
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Sebastian Junger
      • Nick Quested
      • Mohammed Jambaz
    • Writer
      • Mark Monroe
    • Stars
      • Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
      • Amr Al-Azm
      • Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
    • 10User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
    • Self - Journalist
    Amr Al-Azm
    • Self - Middle East Institute
    • (as Dr. Amr Al-Azm)
    Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
    Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
    • Self - Leader, ISIS
    Tareq Al-Hashemi
    • Self - Former Iraqi Vice President
    Abdul Jabbar Al-Oqaidi
    • Self - Colonel, Free Syria Army
    • (as Col. Abdul Jabbar Al-Oqaidi)
    Zaidoun Al-Zoabi
    • Self
    Mahmoud Al Basha
    • Self
    • (as Mahmoud Al-Basha)
    Peter Bergen
    Peter Bergen
    • Self - National Security Analyst, CNN
    Matthew Bogdanos
    • Self - District Attorney, Manhattan, NY
    • (as Col. Matthew Bogdanos)
    Peter Bouckaert
    • Self - Emergencies Director, Human Rights Watch
    Paul Bremer
    Paul Bremer
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    David Cameron
    David Cameron
    • Self - British Prime Minister
    • (archive footage)
    Sarah Chayes
    • Self
    Alain Chouet
    Alain Chouet
    • Self - Director, French Security Intelligence Service
    Laurent Fabius
    Laurent Fabius
    • Self - Former French Foreign Minister
    James Wright Foley
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Lindsey Graham
    Lindsey Graham
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Sen. Lindsey Graham)
    • Directors
      • Sebastian Junger
      • Nick Quested
      • Mohammed Jambaz
    • Writer
      • Mark Monroe
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    9Jithindurden

    A raw document that is a must watch in the current world

    Chronicles everything the title promises along with the faults of the foreign governments that led it to such a huge atrocity. I was stunned from the first few moments and stayed stunned throughout the runtime. The impact of this film is matched by the importance of it. Some of the reviews here are very misleading because the documentary clearly showed the role of America in the birth of ISIS in Iraq and clearly shows how each incidents in both the countries and the policies of foreign countries that worsened the problems. Clearly there are many who wants to destroy the credibility of this film for the insinuation of the situation.
    1nthbeach

    There should be a ZERO rating option for this!

    Lets be clear, this is NOT a documentary!

    This is a paid, promotional presentation designed to push the US narrative.

    I don't know what to call this? An Infomercial?

    This is bad, bad, BAD!!!!
    5metin_rom

    The lack of Kurds' struggle against ISIS

    Unfortunately, the role of the Kurds is not mentioned in the film. One can not make a documentary about Syrias civil war and Isis without telling the Kurds part in it. It does not get any good, no matter how good it is. The documentary is very well made, but as mentioned, it does not cover the whole story, espousely when it comes to the crack on ISIS.
    1grandcirque

    Disappointing propaganda

    In this "documentary" a girl talks about her friends killed by the Syrian army. Problem is, the brother of a victim (Amin Nakrour) wrote on his facebook page that this girl is a complete unknown in their circle of friends, who anyway were killed by terrorists and not by the army, and he also affirms that in any case the family never gave their permission to use name and photo of the deceased, which were used without their knowledge. Enough to disregard this video production as a bona fide documentary..
    1berkandegismez

    Total Jihadist Propaganda, Weak Documentary(!)

    While waiting for a documentary describing ISIS and its origin around Syrian Civil War, actually it focuses origin of evil(!) Assad regime and their peacefull(!) opponent Syrian jihadists. Haven't we seen enough of this Western propaganda about so called evil regime and its obligatory formed free(!) syrian army.

    This documentary actually confess armed militia, jihadists and other factions, all funded and armed from abroad. Mostly gulf countries. Of course they don't want to say actual countries whom responsible about foreign funds and weapons sent to Syria. So you can guess who are the real responsibles of war on major Syrian cities and their destruction. But our NG documentary does not wanna say that. Western brothership right?!

    You can hear Syrian goverment's killings or torture in this documentary, and its true, no question. But you can't hear regime's opponents war crimes, tortures, rapes, kidnapping, beheadings... For this documentary, they are just trying to survive from this regime. And ISIS is the answer and also the result of this survival(!) movement. Documentary also says Syrian regime released many jihadists, which is true. But they don't blame them or their sponsors for the war. Always Syrian regime responsible of everything.

    Well guess what, the regime win the war and regain most of the territory. It seems, despite everything, Syrian people did not choose foreign funded armed jihadists over the evil(!) regime.

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      For filming a pipeline in Iraq, Nick Quested was arrested.
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      Nick Quested: A camera can be as powerful a gun - in some ways more powerful.

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2017 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • National Geographic Hell On Earth website
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Arabic
      • Kurdish
    • Also known as
      • Syria: Piekło na ziemi
    • Filming locations
      • Qayara, Iraq
    • Production companies
      • Goldcrest Post Production New York
      • National Geographic
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      1 hour 39 minutes
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