Assala's song "Min Kam Sana" (How Many Years Ago) brings tears to Syrians' eyes

Assala and her song "Min Kam Sana" (How Many Years Ago)

Assala's song brings tears to Syrians' eyes... and the series "Al-Qaysar" (The Caesar) is on their minds

Over the past few hours, many Syrians on social media have been preoccupied with Assala's song "Min Kam Sana" (How Many Years Ago). A large number of Syrians praised the song, which is imbued with human emotion, pain, and tragedy, especially since it will be the theme song for the series "Al-Qaysar" (The Caesar), which documents the suffering of thousands of Syrians in detention centers during the era of the former regime.

They also considered the song, written and composed by Hassan Zayoud and arranged by Nasser Al-Asaad, to be a truly authentic portrayal of the pain of thousands of Syrian families waiting for their loved ones, and the anguish caused by the uncertainty surrounding their fate for years.

A painful atmosphere

Meanwhile, the series "Al-Qaysar - No Place, No Time," which will begin airing on MBC and Shahid channels during Ramadan, unfolds in a painful human atmosphere, especially since it is also partly inspired by the famous "Caesar Files." The series blends social drama with documentary elements, drawing on testimonies from inside dark detention centers and documenting the horrific abuses suffered by thousands during the war.

A wide array of Syrian actors and stars participate in the production, including Ghassan Massoud, Salloum Haddad, Sabah Jazairi, Anas Tayara, Samer Ismail, Fayez Qazq, Fadi Sbeih, Mahyar Khaddour, Nancy Khoury, Dana Mardini, Joan Khader, Tayseer Idris, and others.

It is worth noting that the Caesar Files are photographs taken by a Syrian military police photographer known during the Syrian war by the pseudonym "Caesar." He was tasked with documenting deaths in military hospitals and then smuggled the images out of Syria between 2011 and 2013. He and others managed to smuggle out approximately 53,000 photographs from Syrian detention centers and prisons.

Caesar later revealed, after the fall of the previous regime (in 2024), his identity and real name, which is Farid Al-Madhan.