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MOVIE2016 0h 40m GBR

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

For years, working across war-torn Aleppo and some of the most dangerous parts of Syria, a politically-neutral group of civilian volunteers known as "the white helmets" attempt to valiantly rescue survivors from both sides of the conflict.

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