Synopsis

The story follows the evolution of Abdul Basset Saroot, a former goalkeeper for the Syrian national soccer team, from peaceful demonstrator to an armed adversary of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. In 2011, the documentary opens with the nineteen-year-old Saroot, once recognized as one of Asia's top goalkeepers, leading protest songs with fellow citizens in Homs. The regime's response, however, was brutal: artillery, tanks, aircraft, and snipers met the demonstrations with overwhelming fo