| Uniform Title |
The cave (Documentary film : 2019) |
| Title |
The cave. |
| Published |
Australia : National Geographic : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, [2020] |
| ©2019. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (107 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| National Geographic : NTG1274. |
| Originally released as a documentary film in 2019. |
| Co-production between Denmark and Syria. |
| "Hope shines in the darkest places" --Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Feras Fayyad ; written by Alisar Hasan and Feras Fayyad ; producers, Kristine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjær. |
| Performers |
On-screen participants: Amani Ballour, Samaher, Alaa, Salim Namour. |
| Summary |
Oscar nominee Feras Fayyad delivers an unflinching story of the Syrian war with his powerful new documentary, The Cave. For besieged civilians, hope and safety lie underground inside the subterranean hospital known as the Cave, where pediatrician and managing physician Dr. Amani Ballour and her colleagues Samaher and Dr. Alaa have claimed their right to work as equals alongside their male counterparts, doing their jobs in a way that would be unthinkable in the oppressively patriarchal culture that exists above. Following the women as they contend with daily bombardments, chronic supply shortages and the ever-present threat of chemical attacks, The Cave paints a stirring portrait of courage, resilience and female solidarity. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 16:9. |
| Language note |
In Arabic and English. English subtitles. |
| Subjects |
Ballour, Amani |
| Women physicians -- Syria |
| Documentary films -- Syria |
| Motion pictures, Arabic |
| Foreign language films |
| Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- |
| Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- Personal narratives |
| Genre |
War films |
| Documentary films |
| Nonfiction films |
| Feature films |
| Other Names |
Fayyāḍ, Firās director, screenwriter. |
| Hasan, Alisar screenwriter. |
| Barfod, Kirstine producer. |
| Dyekjær, Sigrid producer. |
| Ballour, Amani on-screen participant. |
| Added Corporate Names |
National Geographic Documentary Films publisher. |
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