简介：ProducedbySyriantelevision,thisfilmremainsbannedinSyria.TheinhabitantsofSadad,avillageintheSyriancountrysideareseducedbypromisesthatchickenfarmingwillmakethemrich.Aftertheyabandontheirusualactivities,theirinvestmentturnstodisasterunderthewatchfulgazeofgovernmentofficialsdrivingMercedescars.Undertheguiseofdocumentingchickenfarms,thefilmmakerdeliversascathingcritiqueofhisgovernment,andforetellsthemassivefailureofitspolicieswhichhavebroughtpovertyandhungertoitspeople.Theoriginalprinthasbeenrestoredanddigitized,andsubtitledinEnglishespeciallyforthisprogram. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Amiralay http://www.pardo.ch/1996/festival96/present/parunreg.html Thisshortfilmisadeeplypolitical,intelligentportraitofruralSyrianlifeundertheBa'athistregime;itremainsbannedandevenifyouarenotfamiliarwithSyrianpoliticsyou'llsensewhy–whatkindofregimewouldliketohavesoundtracksfromitspoliticalralliesandslogansdubbedovershotsofchickensrelentlessly,mindlesslypeckingawayatgrain!ThisdespiteinitiallybeingcommissionedbySyrianstateTV–whatweretheythinking?! Amiralaydoesalotwithaudiointhis–breakingitup,juxtaposingsections,creatingeeriesilencesandinterruptions,andtheoverallmachine-likefeelofprocessingthathewantstoconvey(peopleaspoliticallymanufactured).Inthatsense,thefilmisslightlymorepessimisticthan"EverydayLife…";Amiralayseemstobedespairingattimesofpeople'sabilitytoresistordisruptthepoliticalmachinery;everyoneiseitherasmallfarmer,abigfarmer,orachicken!…