It's difficult to make movies. For me it was easier, as a refugee in Switzerland, to make documentary films, because I didn't… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
After school, I went to Damascus to study law and history, which I didn't really like. I didn't like history, in particular. In Syria,… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
When I see that people are touched, and they feel solidarity with him, I say to myself, "I made a little change." — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
If my friends are going to the mountains with guns to fight, I will continue that fight, not with guns but with a camera. — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
Documentary has been a way for me to establish myself as a filmmaker. It's my way of proving that I have a language, that… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
The problem of ISIS is not recent. Ever since the Second World War, people in this region have been, and are today, living under… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
Most people look at a feature film and say, "It's just a movie." For me there is no border or wall between fiction and… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
Sitting in the darkness of the cinema, I got to see another world. This imaginary world was a refuge for many of us. Of… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
With fiction, you are creating an imaginary world. And it can be a very mechanical process. In a fictional film, you create the characters… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
Now the world believes in Kurds, as they have become partners in that region. The West doesn't believe in the Iraqi government - not… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
Even if you make a movie about a criminal locked up in prison, you may not support him as a criminal, but you have… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
In all my documentaries, I have great respect for the people I work with. Really, I love them. And it's very important for me… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
It's difficult to make movies. For me it was easier, as a refugee in Switzerland, to make documentary films, because I didn't need a… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
