ENC: Last Men in Allepo

The Bioscope is proud to welcome back The Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival.

Tickets R55

Last Men in Allepo (2017)

Directed by: Feras Fayyad 

90min

“That mother@#$%er Bashar has us watching the sky constantly,” says plain-speaking father of two, Khaled, early into this frontline study of three reluctant heroes. Khaled, Mahmoud and Subhi, all volunteers of the White Helmets Syrian Civil Defence, rescue neighbours in war-torn, besieged Aleppo. Fayyad captures the unbroken cycle of waiting and devastation that characterises Syria’s asymmetrical war. When a young boy quizzes Mahmoud about being saved, his rescuer responds: “You’re a flower and you must see life.” At times claustrophobic and tragic, this film is nonetheless leavened by its searing grace. It stands testimony to the humility and determination of the people of Aleppo.