
The anonymous activists who exposed ISIS atrocities in Raqqa. Follows their undercover operations, exile, and risks taken to reveal the ruthless realities under ISIS rule.
1h 32m available with multiple audio tracks and subtitles.

Matthew Heineman
Director

Abdelaziz Alhamza
Self

Mohamad Almusari
Self

Hamoud Almousa
Self

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
Self

Naji Jerf
Self

Hassan
Self - Hamoud Almousa's brother

Hussam
Self - founder of RBSS

AKA
May 29, 2023source: City of Ghosts

Mwalimu Rachel
Nov 22, 2022City of Ghosts looks at a team of journalists who risked their lives during the ISIS uprising in the early 2010s to document their atrocities and let the world know what the organisation was doing. The documentary covers how dangerous this was, and it makes for a tense and even stressful watch at certain points. It is largely engaging and eye-opening stuff, but the story here, told as it is, feels a little strained. I guess they skim past certain things and slow down for other parts, and because of the narrow focus and skimming, it feels like they had to stretch it a bit to get it to 90 minutes. But scene by scene, it's excellently made. It might not all flow into a perfectly compelling whole, but there's great work done when it comes to the editing, and I think they did a job at humanising and shining a light on what these journalists did. And their achievement and sacrifice was undoubtedly impressive. The documentary honouring them was slightly less impressive, maybe, but still compelling for the most part.

user2723082561012
Nov 22, 2022Shows the extent evil will go to. Emotional and empowering seeing the human connection.

Yaseen Nasr | ياسين
Nov 22, 2022Very trajic. Empowering people. A heartfelt film. Shows the power of human connection and what we can accomplish.