Astrikinglyintenseportrayalofadiresituation,CriesfromSyriaservesasapotentrecordoftheeventsthathavetranspiredtheresince2011.InspiredbytheArabSpring,Syrianswerehopefultheycouldendtheircountry’s40-yearreignofbrutaldictatorship.Instead,theireffortsyieldedhorrificconsequencesasthegovernmentswiftlypunishedthoseinopposition,demonstratingtheirruthlessnessbytargetingandtorturingchildren.Aspeacefulprotestswereheld,thegovernmentretaliatedwithextremeforce,resultinginafull-blowncivilwar.Fromcuttingoffthefoodsupplytotheuseofchemicalweaponsandtargetedairstrikesonhospitalsandschools,thosefightingforfreedomhaveenduredagravehumanitariancrisis.