Movie #2155 "Hunger Ward" (oscar-nominated doc short 2021) focuses on the starving in Yemen, and I thought it was nicely done (in comparison to the others) --- this is a messy topic to US because the Saudis are air striking and then they put up blockades to medicine for their civilians, and the U.N. and US are allies of the Saudis, so very controversial. This short doc shows overworked doctors who can't deal with all the injuries and deaths as a result. It makes a case for deportation of children while adults go to war. I'd give this 4 stars out of 5. And it made me want to give to Hungerward.com to try to help with this problem.
"HUNGER WARD"
Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war. The film provides an unflinching portrait of Dr. Aida Alsadeeq and Nurse Mekkia Mahdi as they try to save the lives of hunger-stricken children within a population on the brink of famine.
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