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Story summary
- The documentary “Birds of War,” winner of the Jury Prize at Sundance, opened in UK cinemas on Friday.
- It follows the romance of journalist Janay Boulos and Syrian cameraman Abd Alkader Habak.
- Boulos first contacted Habak in 2016 while seeking Aleppo footage for BBC.
- Habak fled Syria in 2017 and returned repeatedly after the 2024 overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
- Both travel monthly to Syria and Lebanon to produce new stories.
