The War Show

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{{Infobox film

| name = The War Show

| image = The War Show poster.jpg

| director = Andreas Dalsgaard
Obaidah Zytoon

| producer =

| story =

| writer = Andreas Dalsgaard
Obaidah Zytoon

| starring =

| cinematography =

| music = Colin Stetson

| editing = Adam Nielsen

| studio = Fridthjof Film

| distributor =

| country = {{ubl|Syria | Denmark | Germany}}

| language = Arabic

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2016}}

}}

The War Show is a 2016 Syrian-Danish-German documentary film co-written and directed by {{ill|Andreas Dalsgaard|da}} and Obaidah Zytoon. It was awarded best film in the Venice Days section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival.{{cite news

| last1 = Vittoria Scarpa

| title = The Venice Days Award goes to The War Show

| url = http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=315245

| accessdate = 20 October 2016

| work = CinEuropa

| date = 9 September 2016

}}

The film recounts the Arab Spring days in Syria and the subsequent civil war though the eyes of a Syrian former radio DJ.{{cite news

| last1 = Boyd van Hoeij

| title = 'The War Show': Venice Review

| url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/war-show-venice-review-924635

| accessdate = 20 October 2016

| work = The Hollywood Reporter

| date = 31 August 2016

}}{{cite news

| last = Weissberg

| first = Jay

| title = Film Review: ‘The War Show’

| website = Variety

| date = 31 August 2016

| url = https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-war-show-review-1201848749/

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161021065852/http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-war-show-review-1201848749/

| archive-date = 21 October 2016

| url-status = unfit

| access-date = 19 February 2018

}}