We watch the news and then switch it off again. We hear about the bombs, but we walk on. After this film one cannot simply walk on anymore.
Miss A. Sanchez by email
If you ever ask yourself, what it exactly means to run away and how dangerous it is – watch the film Land of Light. 4 of 5 stars
Youth-Film-Jury Germany (FBW Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertungsstelle)
At the end of the film, everyone in my row had tears in their eyes.
These are the children of Syria.
Guest after the presentation at the Max-Ophüls Festival in Saarbrücken, Germany
The war in Syria is usually seen and told through the eyes of adults. That’s why it is so impressing, to experience the conflict from the children’s perspective.
Youth Film Jury, International Childrens Film Festival Filemon, Brussels