A Syrian painter, who found in drawing a way to stay alive under the Assad's tyranny, goes to a personal trip through the last 30 years in Syria.
How can one operate as a free, creative person when one has been channelled to remain a good citizen in the Assad regime? How can Syrians free themselves of the fear so deeply rooted in them from birth? Sharing his memories with his friends and with participants of the protests of 2011, Syrian painter and filmmaker Hazem Alhamwi tries to understand how Syrians have learned to live with distress and anxiety. Talking with his compatriots, Alhamwi tries to understand his people's destiny. Through their personal memories, they expose the will to freedom of a whole country.
