| Last Men in Aleppo | |
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| 1 Nomination | |
| Year | 2017 |
| Director | Feras Fayyad, Steen Jespersen, Hasan Kattan |
| Writer | Feras Fayyad |
| Starring | Khaled Umar Harah, Abu Sabih, Mahmoud |
| 90th Academy Awards | |
Last Men in Aleppo is a 2017 documentary film about the Syrian Civil War written and directed by Feras Fayyad, produced by Kareem Abeed and Steen Jespersen. The documentary highlights the lives of three White Helmets founders, Khaled Omar Harrah, Subhi Alhussen and Mahmoud as they grapple the dilemma to flee their country or stay and fight for it. The film won the World Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. It is the first Syrian produced and directed film nominated for an Oscar.
Nominations
- Best Documentary Feature — Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed, Steen Jespersen
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The White Helmets, a civilian rescue squad operating in Syria, dig through rubble to find bombing survivors and retrieve bodies of the deceased. Some of the first responders are separated from their families, while others worry about loved ones still in Aleppo. Despite their fears for the future, three of the group's founders remain dedicated to their life-saving work.
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