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
81 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Still Recording sits at position #6.
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★ 8.2 · 2018
#42018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT 'Season of GFRIEND' ENCORE
★ 8.1 · 2019
#5Period. End of Sentence.
★ 7.9 · 2018
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#6Still Recording
★ 7.7 · 2018
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★ 7.6 · 2018
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★ 7.5 · 2019
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Still Recording premiered. 226 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
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 |