Return To Homs: IDFA Review.

Newcomer Talal Derki's documentary, which opened the Amsterdam fest, is a inside look at ongoing strife in Syria. Few human activities are less civil than a 'civil' war, as illustrated by Talal Derki's harrowing behind-the-barricades dispatch Return To Homs. Granted a high profile launch-pad as the opening film at Europe's biggest documentary festival, IDFA, this is a proudly partisan blast from a besieged Syrian city. As such it's guaranteed plentiful festival exposure over the coming months ...