THE CAVE
by Feras Fayyad
synopsis
For besieged civilians, hope and safety lie underground inside the subterranean hospital known as the Cave, where pediatrician and managing physician Dr. Amani Ballor 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.
international title: | The Cave |
original title: | The Cave |
country: | Syria, Denmark, Germany, United States, Qatar |
sales agent: | Dogwoof |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Feras Fayyad |
film run: | 95' |
screenplay: | Feras Fayyad, Alisar Hasan |
cinematography by: | Mohammad Kheir, Ammar Suleiman, Mohammad Eyad |
film editing: | Per K. Kirkegaard, Denniz Göl Bertelsen |
producer: | Kirstine Barfod, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær |
executive producer: | Carolyn Bernstein, Ryan Harrington, Matt Renner, Eva Mulvad, Pernille Rose Grønkjær, Mikala Krogh, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær |
production: | Danish Documentary Production, ma.ja.de Filmproduktions-GmbH |
backing: | Danish Film Institute (DK), National Geographic (US), Doha Film Institute (QA) |