City of Ghosts (2017)

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Our words are stronger than their weapons.

With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.

• Released: 2017-07-14
• Genres: War, Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 96 votes

Directed by Matthew Heineman.

Top cast

• Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi as Self
• Hamoud as Self
• Hassan as Hamoud's brother
• Hussam as Self
• Naji Jerf as Self
• Mohamad as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch City of Ghosts

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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