After five years of war in Syria, the remaining citizens of Aleppo are getting ready for a siege. Through the volunteers from the White Helmets we experience the daily life, death and struggle in the streets, where they are fighting for sanity in a city where war has become the norm. Khalid, Subhi and Mahmoud are among the first to enter the destroyed buildings, scouring through the rubble in search of bodies and signs of life. They are now living more or less under constant bombing together with the remaining 350,000 civilians in Aleppo. They all struggle with the same dilemma: Should they flee and bring their families to safety, or should they stay and fight for their city?
| Original title | Last Men in Aleppo |
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| Danish title | De sidste mænd i Aleppo |
| Keywords | Syria, Civil wars, Rescue work, White Helmets, The, Courage, Civilian population, Everyday life, 2010-2019 |
| Director | Feras Fayyad |
| Co-director | Steen Johannessen |
| Screenplay | Feras Fayyad |
| Producer | Søren Steen Jespersen, Kareem Abeed |
| Director of Photography | Fadi al Halabi, Husam al Halabi, Mojahed Abo Al Joud |
| Editor | Steen Johannessen, Michael Bauer |
| Production country | Denmark, Syria, Germany |
| Domestic distribution | Danske Filminstitut |
| International sales | DR International Sales |
| Danish festival release | 15.03.2017, Koncerthuset DR, CPH:DOX 2017 |
| Online release | 19.09.2017 |
| Comment | Winner of the international documentary competition at Sundance and the main award at CPH:DOX. Syrian director Feras Fayyad has worked on a number of films on Syrian issues. Steen Johannessen, co-director, is known as an experienced editor on documentary films. Last Men in Aleppo marks his first directorial endeavour. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Executive Producer | Larm Film, AMC |
| Co-production | Kloos & Co Medien |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, ARTE |
| Domestic distribution | Danske Filminstitut |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Feras Fayyad |
| Co-director | Steen Johannessen |
| Assisting director | Hassan Khattan |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Feras Fayyad |
| Story and research | Feras Fayyad |
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Production |
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| Producer | Søren Steen Jespersen |
| Producer | Kareem Abeed |
| Co-producer | Stefan Kloos |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Fadi al Halabi |
| Cinematographer | Husam al Halabi |
| Cinematographer | Mojahed Abo Al Joud |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Steen Johannessen |
| Editor | Michael Bauer |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Hygum Sørensen, Dorte | 2017-03-16 |
| Interview | Information | Aagaard, Charlotte | 2017-03-15 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Hegnsvad, Kristoffer | 2017-03-15 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Hygum Sørensen, Dorte | 2017-01-26 |
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