A State of Passion

Production year: 2024
Country: Syria
Director: Carol Mansour and Muna Khalidi
Producer: Forward Film Production

A State of Passion” is a feature-length documentary capturing the harrowing experiences of British-Palestinian reconstructive surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah during the brutal realities of genocide in Gaza. The film serves as an intimate portrait of resilience, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment amidst one of the world’s most protracted humanitarian crises.

With news footage of Ghassan Abu Sittah pale and shell-shocked reverberating around the world, the film tells the stories of horrors from lacerated bodies to amputations without anesthetics, orphaned children with no surviving family, and the deliberate targeting of medics and hospital facilities.