The White Helmets

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The White Helmets

2016

40m

Documentary

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Volunteer rescue workers put their lives on the line to save civilians amidst the turmoil and violence in Syria and Turkey.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

These one-on-ones are the soul of the movie, as the men - in their former lives, a builder, a blacksmith, a tailor - affirm their belief in humanity and a better tomorrow.

Apr 7, 2020

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Mr. Von Einsiedel is convinced that his subjects are "true heroes." Viewers will be convinced of the same.

Sep 16, 2016

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

The scenes of the rescuers in their off-hours show the long reach of the war, with the night's spent anxiously watching television news of the bombardment or phoning family and friends to make sure they're alive.

Rated: 4.5/5

Feb 27, 2017

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Lydia Wilson

The Nation

The picture that emerges is the reality of living through this intractable and unbalanced conflict, bringing home the scale of the international community's failure.

Oct 24, 2016

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Inspiring docu has positive messages; some wartime violence.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 27, 2016

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Juan Tolentino

Cinema Movil

A documentary that will shock you, visually and emotionally, even if you don't fully understand the context of the conflicts in Syria. [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 21, 2016

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Sana G

those people are the real heroes of syria. the fact that there's an intense smear campaign going on against them proves that they are on the right track and what they are doing is the right thing. saving lives is the purest form of humanity

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Sadly all this documentary offers is depression. There doesn't seem to be any direction whatsoever and at the end I found I knew just as much about the conflict as I did at the beginning...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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ra b

Propaganda. Be careful.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Very moving, especially when seeing the injured children. Most Americans have very little to complain about when viewing this film and seeing that many Syrians would wish for nothing more at that moment than a feeling of safety from the constant seemingly random bombings.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Any reminding of how bad civil population is going on in Syria deserves to be advertised everywhere.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Absolutely amazing. Period.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

Volunteer rescue workers put their lives on the line to save civilians amidst the turmoil and violence in Syria and Turkey.

Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Producer: Joanna Natasegara
Production Co: Netflix, Grain Media
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 7, 2016
Runtime: 40m

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