The Cave's reviews
Media reviews
Variety
This is both an immensely humanist film, and a tough, heartbreaking watch.
Roger Ebert
It?s quite probable that ?The Cave? may leave you feeling helpless after watching it. It?s a feeling shared by many of those living it then and now. Beyond the human need to hear and see these stories, it?s a beautifully shot documentary that?s as stunning as the images are harrowing. In a sea of so much tragedy, it?s a marvel to stop and consider each individual?s experience fighting the tide.
Indiewire
It?s a frantic, unnerving window into Syria?s collapse, and a nerve-wracking thriller that alternates between acts of courage and utter despair; through that paradox, it captures the struggles on the ground in intimate detail.
The A.V. Club
It?s a monotonous descent into agony that coasts on the impossibility of anyone walking away unaffected by the imagery.
The Wrap
"What emerges in Fayyad?s gripping underground triage documentary is a compelling picture of compassion, grit, and feminist righteousness in Dr. Amani Ballour...It?s a testament to the human resolve on display within the misery".