Message from Clare Grogan about this film: “Simply, one of the most extraordinary films I've ever seen.  At times I was not only on the edge of my seat but I could also feel my heart pounding throughout my entire body. This epic story, filmed over five years in war ravaged Aleppo by journalist Waad Al-Kateab, documents how she fell in love with her friend Hamza, a Doctor, married him and became a mother to Sama.  With over 500 hours of footage to work with she has pieced together, with co-director Edward Watts, a love story for her daughter. It’s her narration for me that makes this a truly intimate portrayal of life in the most harrowing of situations. From the very start you are dropped in to her world of air strikes and mass destruction.  I have to be honest, I stopped myself from looking a way at times because the bravery involved in making this film deserves at the very least your full attention.  But make no mistake this Oscar winning film is a story of hope… there is laughter throughout.  Waad Al-Kateab is now living in London with her family and through her campaigning raises money to support humanitarian workers in Syria.  She is an incredible woman who made me stop and think: ‘what if this was my city?’ ”