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Last Men in Aleppo
De sidste mænd i Aleppo

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Directed by Firas Fayyad
Produced by Kareem Abeed Soeren and Steen Jespersen
Written by Firas Fayyad
With: Khaled Omar Harrah, and Subhi Alhussen
Cinematography: Fadi Al Halabi and Mujahed Abou Al Joud
Editing: Michael Bauer and Steen Johannessen
Music: Karsten Fundal
Runtime: 104 min
Release Date: 27 June 2017
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
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Feras Fayyad’s documentary about life in Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War plays like a longer version of the previous year’s Oscar-winning short White Helmets. We might question the need for a feature-length film this bleak and monotonous, but these very aspects are what drive home the point.