Death Without Mercy
In the early hours of February 6, 2023, a devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 struck a vast region of Turkey and Syria that resulted in over 55,000 deaths and illustrated the destructive instability that had torn this region apart. This documentary is a powerful record of the disaster from the personal perspective of two Syrian families searching for their loved ones over 10 days in the earthquake’s aftermath. The shock of this disaster soon gives way to a damning record of human failure highlighting official incompetence and the lack of humanitarian aid impeding the search for these survivors.
Through intimate first-hand survivor footage from under the rubble interwoven with television news reports, social media interaction, and closed circuit tv and drone footage, the film is at once a moving testament to human dignity and a heartfelt tribute to the lives that have been lost in this catastrophic event.
| Director: | Waad al-Kateab |
