Film Review: “We Are the Giant”

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We Are the Giant

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Bahraini sisters and activists Maryam and Zainab al-Khawaja are the heart of this devastating look at the lives behind three Arab Spring uprisings. The film’s interviews are interspersed with grainy, often violent footage—one heart-wrenching clip of a little girl singing at a peaceful protest is cut short by a nearby explosion; another expresses the profound remorse of a Syrian protest leader whose peaceful rallies were met by fatal attacks on his people. By the end, some of the film’s main characters are questioning their faith in nonviolent resistance, but their resilience in the face of injustice is this excellent film’s common thread.