Another day, another depressing ass documentary about Syria. Jesus Christ. Waad al-Kataeb is a journalist who documented the siege of Aleppo from inside. Her husband, Hamza, is one of the last dozen doctors remaining in the city, and she chronicles the struggles of life every day under the constant bombardment by Russian jets on behalf of the Syrian dictatorship. Hundreds of wounded are brought to the makeshift hospital every day, the hospital itself is bombed, and through it all, Waad and Hamza try to make things safe for their infant daughter, Sama.
Content Warning: dead children, dead bodies, blood, war trauma
This documentary takes pains to show the cost of war in terms of human lives, especially children. It's a hard watch. I don't even like children but holy shit. The majority of filming takes place in 2016 with flashbacks to the beginning of the revolution. At this point, you could absolutely watch the entire civil war in film, between this, The White Helmets, The Cave, and Last Men in Aleppo. I'm not saying you should, mind you, just that you can.
It's currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
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