directed by: Feras Fayyad, year: 2017
actors: White Helmets volunteers

The documentary follows three rescue workers in besieged Aleppo as they race to pull survivors from the rubble, documenting the daily dangers of airstrikes and shelling while confronting loss and fear. Through intimate vérité, the film reveals the human cost of the Syrian civil war and the resilience of ordinary people under extraordinary threat, delivering a stark, intimate portrait of courage, solidarity, and hope amid relentless destruction.

Global Crisis, Documentary, War Documentary, Syria, Aleppo, Civil War, White Helmets, Rescue Workers