10/09/2026
I’ve watched Soran carry this film from the very beginning. I know how many years went into it, how much of himself he gave it, and how much this story meant to him. Watching it last night, one thing was clear: all of that work paid off.
176 people. We hear that number so often it starts to sound like a statistic. Soran refuses to let it be one. Behind every number is a human being, and behind every human being is a family — parents, spouses, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles. The victims of this crime are not 176 people. They are thousands. I know some of these families personally, and I’ve seen what this loss did to them. Soran puts that on screen, and it is the heart of this film.
The film also shows what the families built together: the Association. Ordinary people with no background in activism or international law, who found each other, found hope, and turned their anger into action. Runs. Books. Events. Anniversaries. A fight carried all the way to international courts. What they’ve built will stay in history, because they will not stop — and their fight could change international law.
And the filmmaking itself — the way Soran weaves it all together. The history. The culture. The wives who lost their husbands and had to raise their children alone. The sisters, the parents. Small sentences that stay with you. I barely slept last night; those words kept playing in my head.
This is not just a documentary. It’s a record, it’s evidence, and it’s the voice of the families of Flight PS752. It will not get old.
Everyone should see this film. Thank you, Soran — for your years of work, and for giving these voices the screen they deserve.