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Golshifteh Farahani | ... | Bahar | |
Emmanuelle Bercot | ... | Mathilde H. | |
Zübeyde Bulut | ... | Lamia | |
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Sinama Alievi | ... | Guli |
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Mari Semidovi | ... | Ararat |
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Roza Mirzoiani | ... | Rojin |
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Zinaida Gasoiani | ... | Torhildan |
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Maia Shamoevi | ... | Amal |
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Nia Mirianashvili | ... | Nofa |
Evin Ahmad | ... | Berivan | |
Zirek | ... | Zirek (as Ahmet Zirek) | |
Erol Afsin | ... | Tiresh | |
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Nuka Asatiani | ... | Suzan |
Behi Djanati Atai | ... | Dahlia | |
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Adik Bakoni | ... | Cewan |
Lawyer-turned-freedom fighter Bahar prepares to liberate her Kurdistan village and free her son taken hostage by extremists. French journalist Mathilde, herself traumatized by the recent death of her husband in Libya, arrives to cover the story of Bahar and her Kurdish army known as 'Girls of the Sun'. During her time spent embedded within the ranks of this all-female unit of former ISIS captives, Mathilde faces her own inner demons and finds strength through adversity. Written by Canon y mus
In 2014 ISIS/ISIL forces killed, captured thousands of Yazidi & forcing hundreds of thousands to flee. Kurdish forces along w/an Obama ordered airstrike (contrary to another politician's abandonment of American ideals) fought to save their lives. This film is a fictionalized retelling based on interviews w/Kurdish female fighters (many who had escaped from ISIS). Another part of the film's story is an embedded journalist based on the real life of Marie Colvin (Film based on her life: "A Private War"). Criticisms: Could have used subtitling for English besides the other languages. The horror of ISIS killings & rapes were not shown on purpose (we see aftermath of one), but I think we need to see it more graphically to be moved to action. Mostly filmed in the country of Georgia - would have been more forceful if filmed in a post-ISIS area. Other films of Kurd female bravery: "Peshmerga", "Gulistan, Land ...", "Meryem" (short), "Commander Arian", "Her War: Women ...", "Fear Us Women" (short), "On Her Shoulders".