The documentarian behind Oscar nominee Last Men in Aleppo follows the female doctors of a subterranean hospital looking to rise above the...
The documentarian behind Oscar nominee Last Men in Aleppo follows the female doctors of a subterranean hospital looking to rise above the oppressive patriarchal culture in order to help victims of the Syrian war.
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45 %33 reviewsAudience score rating
"It’s a frantic, unnerving window into Syria’s collapse, and a nerve-wracking thriller that alternates between acts of courage and utter despair; through that paradox, it captures the struggles on the ground in intimate detail."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Entering theaters at a timely moment, The Cave is a frightening immersion in life under siege in Syria that, as difficult as it often is to watch, can’t come close to replicating how harrowing it must have been to film."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"This is both an immensely humanist film, and a tough, heartbreaking watch."
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Variety
Variety"It will stick with you long after you leave the theater. It is as moving as it is possible for a film to be."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"Fayyad and his cinematographers and editors wield the cameras and shape the scenes in the documentary so beautifully that The Cave is both intensely real and a carefully wrought work of cinema."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Cave (2019) | Details
- Rating
- 15, Distressing images, bloody images
- Runtime
- 95
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA, Denmark, Germany, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic
