Synopsis
Lissa Ammetsajjel
Saeed is a young cinephile trying to teach film rules to other young people in Eastern Ghouta, Syria, but the reality they face is too harsh to respect any rules. Saeed’s friend, Milad, is on the other side of the fence; in Damascus, a city under the control of the Assad regime, finishing his studies in Fine Arts. At one point, Milad decides to leave the capital and joins Saeed in a Douma under siege, where they set up a local radio station and a recording studio. They hold the camera to film everything, until one day it is the camera that films them.
The 2017–2019 Other Asia Window
Among 81 Other Asia films we catalog from this window, Still Recording places #6 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Still Recording premiered alongside 24 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 24 other Other Asia films in 2018.
The 435th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 10% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #61 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #8 of 27 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Germany, Lebanon, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | Blinker Filmproduktion, Films de Force Majeure |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | September 10, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8988660 |