Birds of War

Hot Docs 2026 #6: World Showcase (Canadian Premiere) The most personal intertwining with political convictions. Even when these two people are far apart, they're still brought together by nature of what they're standing for. The archival footage that's employed here is…

Jaime Rebanal 🇵🇸

Very well-deserved standing ovation. The editing is insane

Maeren

I really appreciate that this shows how safety and even love are mere compromises when your home has been taken from you. Beautiful documentary.

Drew Burnett Gregory

this is possibly one of the most romantic things I’ve ever seen. “I thought about you under the rubble”

Lily

An enormously powerful documentary that somehow feels unfinished, in part because its love story is thankfully not over.

MattMovieMan

Consolidating a 13 year relationship and a couple international conflicts into an 85 minute movie prevents the documentary from diving beyond the surface or giving real insight into who Boulos and Habak are beyond their shock, sadness and flirty text messages.

Zach Shevich

"The only major missteps of the doc are the overwrought score and the cold open which uses footage shot by Habak as he flees Syria into the Turkish border during the night. Both artistic choices transform the doc from something intimate and raw into the world of…

Marya E. Gates

a beautiful story that shows at the heart of every true revolution and revolutionary is love

nofilmbrospls

Kirajzolódni látszik egy új trend a szíriai polgárháborúval foglalkozó vagy azt érintő dokumentumfilmek kapcsán. Lassan két éve omlott össze Aszad rezsimje, ami elég idő volt arra, hogy a sok éven át forgó dokukba bekerüljenek a hazatérés képei. Pár napon belül másodszor…

Péter Nagy