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Feb 01, 2019biblioQ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This statement from the filmmaker really sums up the underlying message of this documentary for me: "This film is a story about hope, and it is an attempt to study our human roots, our affiliations and our collective tasks in situations that require us to take control of our lives when faced with a mindless, irrational killer. It is a tool for understanding forgiveness and overcoming vengeance. I can see this when our heroes save all the victims, even those who caused their deaths. It is also a tool in the search for the meaning of life, as it inspires you to look closely at your own gift of life so that another can live. Hopefully the film can become an opportunity for The White Helmets to become acknowledged in the world and thus give them the attention that they deserve. Covering their efforts will also give us the opportunity to portray the Syrian civil war, in the hope that it can motivate people and make them take action to stop this ongoing tragedy and thus make an effort to create peace in Syria, or at least help the people who are asking for help. War brings out the worst in human beings, but it also brings out the best in us. The White Helmets are indeed a living example of that." www.grasshopperfilm.com