Last Men in Aleppo

Name: Last Men in Aleppo
Genre: War, Documentary
Released: May 3, 2017
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 80

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Grasshopper Film | Release Date: May 3, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: Last Men in Aleppo follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization comprised of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards explosions in the hope of saving lives. Incorporating moments of both heart-pounding suspense and improbable beauty, the documentary draws us into the lives of three of itsLast Men in Aleppo follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization comprised of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards explosions in the hope of saving lives. Incorporating moments of both heart-pounding suspense and improbable beauty, the documentary draws us into the lives of three of its founders – Khaled, Subhi, and Mahmoud – as they grapple with the chaos around them and struggle with an ever-present dilemma: do they flee with their families or stay and fight for their country.… Expand

Director: Firas Fayyad

Genre(s): War, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 min

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Lorraine Ali

May 18, 2017

It’s raw, powerful, moving and candid. This is what it is like to be on the ground in Aleppo. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

May 2, 2017

The film has plenty of unflinching truth and emotion and outrage, and it ends with a gut punch. It's the subtly unreal quality of what we're seeing throughout, however, that truly highlights the obscenity of war. Read full review

David Edelstein

May 8, 2017

You should — you must — see Last Men in Aleppo to witness an ongoing tragedy. But you should also see it to learn humility. We — meaning Americans — ain’t seen nothin’. Yet. Read full review

The Guardian Charlie Phillips

Apr 9, 2017

Last Men in Aleppo is one of the most difficult documentaries you’ll see this year. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Apr 9, 2017

May not be the most comprehensively explanatory or analytical film yet made on the war, but it’s the one that provides viewers with the most sensorily vivid and empathetic sense yet of how it feels to live (and die) through the carnage. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

May 18, 2017

While Last Men in Aleppo could stand a trim here and there, it mostly uses its length to good and heart-rending effect, delivering a lingering, close-up — and ultimately tragic — look at the misery and joy taking place, side by side, under the eyes of the world. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Jun 7, 2017

Overall, the “you are there” footage lends the film a more journalistic than artistic tone, yet the emotional effect is intimate and unforgettably gripping. Read full review

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PeteDogg1979

Feb 6, 2018

Great film! Deserving of its Oscar nomination!!!! Ignore the smear campaign and watch!!!

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E71

Mar 11, 2018

Russia's astroturfers are in full force with all the negative reviews. Do yourself a favor, ignore their propaganda against the movie they accuse of being propaganda, watch it and judge for yourself. You're not forced to believe anything, it doesn't hurt to hear their side of the story.

0 of 6 users found this helpful06

Zoklitsoskaffat

Jun 29, 2017

White Helmets are nothing more than western financed propaganda tools and terrorists. They are behind the chemical attacks in Syria that serve has an orchestrated excuse to US intervention through tomahawk missiles. Therefore this movie is nothing more than propaganda. For information searchWhite Helmets are nothing more than western financed propaganda tools and terrorists. They are behind the chemical attacks in Syria that serve has an orchestrated excuse to US intervention through tomahawk missiles. Therefore this movie is nothing more than propaganda. For information search for a real reporter actually in Syria right now that is not on rebel areas, which should be called terrorists areas, Eva Bartlett. Canadian Journalist.… Expand

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alikes

Apr 1, 2018

I wish the other side would make propaganda this good(and get the same reception!). The anti-Syrian forces have an agenda, and this is part of it. Another is the chemical weapons hoax, fake human rights reports and so on and so forth. Dont believe the hype!

7 of 9 users found this helpful72

mAs7eRa

May 29, 2017

Making a movie about a place, where the reporters prove the lack of information, the lack of transparency. Where it was proven that everything published on the official media was WRONG and inaccurate... And that's hollywood, with their "holly wood" they try to cast magic on the viewers, andMaking a movie about a place, where the reporters prove the lack of information, the lack of transparency. Where it was proven that everything published on the official media was WRONG and inaccurate... And that's hollywood, with their "holly wood" they try to cast magic on the viewers, and manipulate them in seeing the world for something that it is not. Stay away from political movies. Politics nowadays is 100% pure evil… Expand

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Gregor87

May 5, 2017

White Helmets are everything but "internationally recognized". With shady origins, funds and close ties to "moderate Rebels/Jihadists" they are hardly a credible source of information.

20 of 26 users found this helpful206

MetacriticSuccs

Jun 4, 2017

Propaganda, plain and simple. The "White Helmets" are not a humanitarian group; there's photos of them online holding guns and posing for pictures with ISIS fighters.

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