1983 | 120 min

«Mother, come and see how beautiful Damascus is!», little Omar cries out to his mother, a young woman drained by mourning. The widely acclaimed, partially autobiographical, Dreams of the City marks the turn towards auteur Syrian cinema, resurrecting the memories of childhood of the working poor.

The film earned eleven awards including the Tanit d’Or at the Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage, Tunisia in 1985, and The Golden Palm at the Valencia Festival, Spain in 1985.