The White Helmets, which is streaming on Netflix, is a harrowing look at the Syria Civil Defense, a group of ordinary Syrians who work tirelessly to rescue civilians affected by the civil war and extract people from the rubble.
A story of modern day heroism. Congrats to #TheWhiteHelmets team! Winner of The Academy Award for Best Documentary Short
The group, which was also nominated for a Nobel Prize in 2016, issued a statement in which the founder, Raed Saleh, says the film “helped show the world what is happening in Syria:”
SYRIA CIVIL DEFENCE STATEMENT ON THE ‘WHITE HELMETS’ FILM WINNING THE OSCAR FOR ‘BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT’ https://goo.gl/XKmGAo
However, he added that the group is “not happy to do what we do”.
“We abhor the reality we live in. What we want isn’t support to continue, but rather support to end this work. We hope this film and the attention helps move the world to act to stop the bloodshed in Syria,” he said.
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