POV

Season 28 Episode 5: Return to Homs

The transformation of a one-time goalie for the Syrian national soccer team from peaceful protester to armed opponent of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime is chronicled. In 2011, when the documentary begins, 19-year-old Abdul Basset Saroot—once voted the second best goalie in Asia—is singing protest songs to like-minded people in Homs. The regime responds to the protests, however, with artillery fire, tanks, jets and snipers. Assad and his friends see no option but one: take up arms.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

39

Episodes:

523

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

1988

Rating:

6.9