When Adnan Comes Home
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Although Andrew sent me the DVD of this documentary long time ago, I only watched it till the end today. Whenever I am pissed off I resort to a solution of two: either read Quraan or watch a film. Strangely asimilar solutions, I know.

So today I choose "When Adnan Comes Home" for my cinematherapy tool, and continue watching it from minute 36 till the end (74 minutes).

It is magical how all the harshness inside this film transformed to the most delicate feelings anyone may experience in a long time. And how close ups and other shots of faces and objects in this film can tell their own stories of love, hope, joy, remorse, helplessness, etc...

Of course I could relate to the film very easily as it deals with people living in war conditions, or post war conditions (which are almost the same), and living in a completely corrupt political and judicial system.

For me, "When Adnan Comes Home" did not only tell the story of Adnan whose body is burnt from the outside, which makes people give him strange looks. It made me think of the stories of people who are burnt from the inside, those that nobody notices at all.

Thank you Andrew for making such a strong and powerful film for people to see, and thank you for making this film for people to feel, and think, and become aware.