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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,174 posts) Tue Apr 4, 2017, 06:01 PM Apr 2017

If you have 45 minutes to spare and a Netflix account....

....I urge you to check out the documentary "The White Helmets" about the volunteers in Syria who go into buildings to rescue people who have been the victims of airstrikes.

It's both very inspiring and heartbreaking all at once.

Interestingly enough, the film has been heavily attacked as somehow being false propaganda, and surprise, surprise, Russian media is leading the charge:

http://www.snopes.com/syrian-rescue-organization-the-white-helmets-are-terrorists/

You can see this play out in some of the IMDB reviews:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6073176/reviews?ref_=tt_urv

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If you have 45 minutes to spare and a Netflix account.... (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 OP

Agree 100%, Tommy. Amazing, courageous people..."inspiring and heartbreaking" indeed. eom Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #1

If you don't have Netflix... PJMcK Apr 2017 #2

Leghorn21

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1. Agree 100%, Tommy. Amazing, courageous people..."inspiring and heartbreaking" indeed. eom

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Tue Apr 4, 2017, 06:06 PM

Apr 2017

PJMcK

(22,031 posts)

2. If you don't have Netflix...

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2017, 06:18 PM

Apr 2017

...here's a link to some YouTube videos about these brave and generous people:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+white+helmets

Thanks for the heads-up, Tommy!

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