DEATH WITHOUT MERCY

World Premiere at Sheffield Doc Fest! - Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June

In the early hours of 6 February 2023, a Mw 7.8 earthquake hit a large area of Turkey and Syria. It’s destructiveness was exacerbated by the instability that had torn the region apart. Waad Al-Kateab’s film is powerful record of the disaster, drawing images from TV news reports, social media, CCTV and drone footage, alongside archive material of the region. The shock of the earthquake soon gives way to a damning record of human failure, with Al-Kateab focusing on two Syrian families over the course of ten days, sensitively recording their desperate efforts to find their loved ones. Highlighting official incompetence and a paltry level of humanitarian aid, Death Without Mercy is, above all else, a moving testament to human dignity.

Director - Waad Al-Kateab

Executive Producers - Sheila Nevins, Nina L Diaz, Liza Burnett Fefferman

Producers - Lawrence Elman, Hasan Kattan, Ben De Pear, Sophie Daniel

Editor - Agnieszka Liggett