Girls of the Sun (2018)

A Kurdish female battalion prepares to take back their town from extremists.

Director:

Eva Husson

Writers:

Eva Husson (scenario), Jacques Akchoti (collaboration)

Stars:

Golshifteh Farahani, Emmanuelle Bercot, Zübeyde Bulut

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Golshifteh Farahani	...	Bahar
Emmanuelle Bercot	...	Mathilde H.
Zübeyde Bulut	...	Lamia
Sinama Alievi	...	Guli
Mari Semidovi	...	Ararat
Roza Mirzoiani	...	Rojin
Zinaida Gasoiani	...	Torhildan
Maia Shamoevi	...	Amal
Nia Mirianashvili	...	Nofa
Evin Ahmad	...	Berivan
Zirek	...	Zirek (as Ahmet Zirek)
Erol Afsin	...	Tiresh
Nuka Asatiani	...	Suzan
Behi Djanati Atai	...	Dahlia
Adik Bakoni	...	Cewan

Storyline

A Kurdish female battalion prepares to take back their town from extremists.

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Plot Keywords:

isis | fighting women | extremist | kurdish | women fighters | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [Japan]

Country:

France Belgium Georgia Switzerland

Language:

French Kurdish English Arabic

Release Date:

12 April 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Girls of the Sun

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,801, 14 April 2019, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$19,712, 25 April 2019

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maneki Films, Wild Bunch, Elle Driver

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In terms of dealing with violence, two things were a problem for Eva Husson. The first came from the fact that, in the history of cinema, the portrayal of violence against women is often close to voyeurism, sometimes with intense victimization of it.

User Reviews

"The only thing they killed is our fear."

You have here a true, authentic masterpiece in the line of TIMBUKTU or the Tv series BLACK CROWS, but told from another angle. The tale of a bunch of female fighters against ISIS brutality, barbary. Female warriors, amazons of a new kind, women who has nothing to lose, except letting ISIS monsters continue their evil work. That's really a poignant, gripping story about sacrifice, struggle and hate. But also the burning desire to exterminate the indescribable. This story could ahve been a great TV series, so that so many supporting characters may be better described. Coincidence or not, the final part of the film takes place on November Friday the 13th 2015; Black Friday for France, with the Paris and Bataclan killings.