The Cave (2019 Syrian film)
The Cave is a 2019 Syrian-Danish documentary film directed by Feras Fayyad and written by Fayyad and Alisar Hasan. A companion piece to his earlier film Last Men in Aleppo, the film profiles Amani Ballour, a female doctor in Ghouta who is operating a makeshift hospital nicknamed "the Cave" during the Syrian Civil War. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2019.
In an interview, Fayyad said his purpose in making the film was to create documentary evidence that could be used to seek justice for innocent victims of the civil war. "The film should put people in an uncomfortable position to look through the terrible reality around us," he said.Reception and nominations
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% with an average rating of 8.34/10, based on 62 reviews. The site's consensus states that "A hard-hitting documentary with imagery as powerful as its message, The Cave poses heartbreakingly urgent questions -- and leaves them for the viewer to answer."
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the.
The Cave was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards.
