One by one, they slowly descend on cables to the base camp they have set up below.
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The diving team includes rock-climbing professional Charlie, first scout Briggs, sonar expert Strode, and survival expert Top Buchanan. They arrive in Romania with a modified rebreather allowing a diver to remain submerged for up to 24 hours. Nicolai hires a group of American spelunkers (divers) led by brothers Jack and Tyler McAllister – thrill-seeking professional cave explorers who run a world-famous team of divers. Local biologists believe the cave could contain an undiscovered ecosystem, so Dr. Nicolai discovers a river that stretches 91 miles inside the cave. They find the opening to the church and see the mythology behind the winged demons depicted in the mosaic on the church floor. Many crew members are removing the rocks that had covered it decades ago. Kathryn Jennings and cameraman Alex Kim explore the church that is slowly being cleaned up. Some time later in 2005 a new team, led by Dr. They hear strange rattle/clicking sounds in the darkness. They descend further into the cave in hopes of finding a way out. They are now trapped and realize the only way out is to move forward. The group of men then hear rocks falling and, as they look up, a massive rockslide covers the church and the opening above them.
They are successful but not for long, as The mosaic floor splits beneath them and they all fall through to the bottom of a vast cave. Wanting to get through to the tunnel, they set up some dynamite. The leader looks ahead and sees a spot he thinks they can get through. One of the men tries to get the leader of the group to read the designs and images on the mosaic floor. They discover the abbey/church is built above a vast cave system, but it is completely blocked off by an intricate floor mosaic. There are many scenes in The Cave that can break your heart, yet the film leaves us, above all, with a powerful sense of the profound resilience, dedication, and love that endures in the midst of staggering hardship.In the 13th-century Carpathian Mountains of Romania, an Eastern Orthodox abbey and its inhabitants are destroyed by a landslide.Ĭenturies later a group of Soviet and British plunderers are driving in search for the long-lost abbey/church during the Cold War era.
The claustrophobia of Amani’s workplace is mitigated by the high spirits of her crew, while occasional forays above ground temper relief from close quarters with harrowing scenes of a city reduced to rubble.įayyad’s intimate portraits of the brave, tenacious hospital staff emphasize the camaraderie that buoys morale when circumstances are at their worst. When not tending to patients - many of whom are small children - she’s forced to justify her work to chauvinistic men who insist that a woman should be at home fulfilling domestic duties, not running a hospital. Amani, a young Syrian woman operating in unimaginable conditions with great humour and fortitude. For anyone who feels jaded by Syria coverage, this work stands apart. In contrast to the many Syrian documentaries made from cellphone footage or shaky cameras, Fayyad takes great care to visualize the landscape and its memorable occupants with artful cinematography. With life too dangerous above ground, survivors create a network of secret tunnels under the city of Ghouta, near Damascus, for an underground hospital maintained by women doctors. Syrian director Feras Fayyad (Oscar-nominated for Last Men in Aleppo) takes us to a subterranean landscape that feels akin to the post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max. Shot from 2016 to 2018, The Cave belongs to the top rank of war films. Then this is the event for you! Curated international films with English subtitles & meetup drinks afterwards. Miss seeing international films because you can’t yet keep up with the Dutch subtitles? Want to meet fellow expats and new Dutch folks.
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