Summary
Deep beneath the surface in the Syrian province of Ghouta, a group of female doctors have established an underground field hospital. Under the supervision of paediatrician Dr. Amani and her staff of doctors and nurses, hope is restored for some of the thousands of children and civilian victims of the ruthless Syrian civil war.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 90Audiences 77GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer97%
Metascore83
Audience score83%
IMDb7.5
User score7.3
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for documentaries, +11 min on the typical 96
typical 96107Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 42 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+32Released
2019
October 18, 2019
7 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicMade in
Syria
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Feras Fayyad Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Alisar Hasan Writer
Production · 7
- Carolyn Bernstein Executive Producer
- Ryan Harrington Executive Producer
- Matt Renner Executive Producer
- Kirstine Barfod Producer
- Sigrid Dyekjær Producer
- Chadi Abo Associate Producer
Camera · 4
- Salama Abdo Director of Photography
- Mohammad Eyad Director of Photography
- Ammar Suleiman Director of Photography
- Muhammed Khamir Al Shami Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Per K. Kirkegaard Editor
- Denniz Göl Bertelsen Editor
Sound · 5
- Matthew Herbert Original Music Composer
- Peter Albrechtsen Sound
- Heikki Kossi Foley Artist
- Danielle Dupre Sound Re-Recording Assistant
- Oliver Coates Musician
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