Last Men in Aleppo

Full Frame Inspiration Award 2017Reva and David Logan Grand Jury Award - Honorable Mention 2017

NEW DOCS

Urgent and harrowing, this film documents the White Helmets’s unrelenting efforts to save fellow Syrians. When air strikes devastate homes, they descend on the wreckage to rescue buried men, women, and children, refusing to leave their people or their city behind. While careful not to sensationalize events, the film does not shy away from the harsh realities of what it means to live through bombings, and in following the civil defense group’s work, we bear witness to a brutal cycle of destruction. When the White Helmets arrive at a triage site, a crowd will gather, attracting the attention of pilots, who take aim at the mass of onlookers. Attacks in the middle of a mission are not uncommon and further escalate the risks of this dangerous work. And yet life and hope continue. At one point, a volunteer rescue worker leaves to attend a wedding—new beginnings are celebrated, even as many endings must be endured. Focusing on three volunteers, Khaled, Mahmoud, and Subhi, Last Men in Aleppo shows that spirit still thrives amid a landscape of debris.  ST

Filmmaker Q&A following screening

Director

Feras Fayyad

Producers

Søren Steen Jespersen, Kareem Abeed

Editors

Steen Johannessen, Michael Bauer

Cinematographers

Thaer Mohammed, Mojahed Abo Aljood

Release Year

2017

Festival Year

2017

Country

Denmark, Syria

Run Time

104 minutes

Subtitled

Yes