The Cave

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The Cave is a National Geographic documentary film that follows an underground hospital in war-torn Syria, highlighting the courage of its female doctor and staff amid relentless bombing and siege.

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instanceOf Syrian Civil War documentary
documentary film
awardReceived Grolsch People’s Choice Award for Documentary at TIFF 2019
basedOn real events in Eastern Ghouta
cinematographyBy Ammar Suleiman
Muhammad Khair Al Shami
countryOfOrigin Denmark
Syria
depicts chemical attack aftermath in Syria
underground medical tunnels
director Feras Fayyad
distributor National Geographic Documentary Films
editedBy Per K. Kirkegaard
filmingTechnique on-the-ground verité footage
follows Dr. Amani Ballour
genre medical documentary film
political documentary film
war documentary film
hasPerspective Syrian medical workers
hasTheme civilian suffering in war
gender discrimination
medical ethics in war
inLanguage Arabic
English
mainCharacter Amani Ballour
musicBy Matthew Herbert
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
originalLanguage Arabic
English
partOf National Geographic documentary films
portrays bombing of civilian areas in Syria
hospital staff under siege
producer Kirstine Barfod
Sigrid Dyekjær
productionCompany Danish Documentary Production
publicationDate 2019
releaseEvent Toronto International Film Festival 2019
runningTime approximately 95 minutes
settingLocation Eastern Ghouta
Syria
subject Syrian Civil War
siege of Eastern Ghouta
underground hospital
war crimes in Syria
women in medicine
targetAudience international viewers

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