The Cave

The grace of someone like Dr. Ballour and her colleagues is unquestioned, endlessly valuable and deserving of all the recognition in the world. What it is not is banal. Which is what "The Cave" comes dangerously close to making it.

It's still profoundly effective film-making, but feels less true.

Like Ballour, it has a purpose: to focus the world's attention on the suffering of Syrian people.

Manipulations in post-production slightly undermine material that is already dramatic enough.

A blistering documentary about death defiance in a war zone.

Acute sociological tension mingles with the physical and psychological terror of bombings and of the chemical attack.

The Cave is also a manifestation of the pessimism that emerged from the rubble of a devastated Siria. [Full review in Spanish]

The Cave gives a glimpse into the humanity that can be too easily overlooked. It also reminds us of the hope that they’re able to find even in the midst of tragedy. It’s painful, necessary, and beautifully captured.

It won't be an easy watch, but you'll be glad you did.

'The Cave' is not a documentary that is going to make history, but it is a crude portrait of a true story that deserved further dissemination. [Full Review in Spanish]