Save the Children film on Syria viewed more than ten million times on YouTube in less than 48 hours

A powerful 93 second short film depicting a year in the life of a young girl whose comfortable life is shattered by war has gone viral on YouTube being viewed over 10 million times in less than 48 hours. 

Save the Children has launched the short film ahead of March 15th which marks three years since the start of the conflict in Syria that has so far claimed the lives of at least 10,000 children. 

CEO of Save the Children Paul Ronalds said, “Save the Children’s new film has become a social media sensation viewed over two million times on YouTube in less than 24 hours.  It is a powerful reminder that the Syria crisis could happen anywhere.”