Netflix finally won an Oscar for the 40-minute documentary The Friend WifeWhite Helmets, although the director, Syrian cinematographer Khaled Khatib, was reportedly denied entry to the U.S. at the last minute.
SEE ALSO: Netflix and Amazon finally win OscarsThe White Helmets, which is streaming on Netflix, is a harrowing look at the Syria Civil Defense, a group of ordinary Syrians who work tirelessly to rescue civilians affected by the civil war and extract people from the rubble.
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The group, which was also nominated for a Nobel Prize in 2016, issued a statement in which the founder, Raed Saleh, says the film "helped show the world what is happening in Syria:"
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However, he added that the group is "not happy to do what we do".
"We abhor the reality we live in. What we want isn't support to continue, but rather support to end this work. We hope this film and the attention helps move the world to act to stop the bloodshed in Syria," he said.
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