#chicagoGirl (2013)

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#chicagoGirl on IMDb 7.0/10 211 votes

Released:
2013-11-21

Overview:
From her childhood bedroom in the Chicago suburbs, an American teenage girl uses social media to run the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and cameraphones, she helps her social network in Damascus and Homs braves snipers and shelling in the streets and the world the human rights atrocities of one of the most brutal dictators. But as the revolution rages on, everyone in the network must decide what is the most effective way to fight a dictator: social media or AK-47s.

Director:
Joe Piscatella

Runtime:
1h 14min

Genre:
Documentary

  • Cast:
  • Ala'a Basatneh
    as
    Self - #chicagoGirl
  • Aous Al-Mubarak
    as
    Self
  • Bassel Shehadeh
    as
    Self
  • Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara
    as
    Self - Citizen Journalist
  • David Gorodyansky
    as
    Self - Internet Security Expert