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Oscar nominee Feras Fayyad (“Last Men in Aleppo”) 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.
Original Release
10/18/2019
US Release
10/18/2019
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Amani Ballour | Herself / Self |
Salim Namour | Himself / Self |
Alaa | Self |
Samaher | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Amani Ballour | Herself / Self |
Salim Namour | Himself / Self |
Alaa | Self |
Samaher | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Carolyn Bernstein | Executive Producer |
Sigrid Dyekjær | Executive Producer |
Pernille Rose Grønkjær | Executive Producer |
Ryan Harrington | Executive Producer |
Mikala Krogh | Executive Producer |
Eva Mulvad | Executive Producer |
Matt Renner | Executive Producer |
Chadi Abo | Producer |
Kirstine Barfod | Producer |
Cecilie Byder | Producer |
Heino Deckert | Producer |
Michelle Stapleton | Producer |
Danielle Turkov | Producer |
Sigrid Dyekjær | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program | Won |
2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program | Nominated |
2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program | Nominated |
2020 | Oscar | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated |
2020 | Emmy | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Won |