Girls of the Sun
'Girls of the Sun' is partisan and it wears its heart on its sleeve: a powerful, forceful story.
Girls of the Sun
Somewhere in Kurdistan, Bahar, commander of the “Girls of the Sun” battalion, is preparing to liberate her hometown from the hands of extremists, hoping to find her son who is held hostage.
A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack and bear witness to the story of these exceptional warriors.
Since their lives have been turned upside down, the Girls of the Sun find themselves fighting for women, life and liberty.
Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival - Official Selection
A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack and bear witness to the story of these exceptional warriors.
Since their lives have been turned upside down, the Girls of the Sun find themselves fighting for women, life and liberty.
Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival - Official Selection
Genre
War,
Drama,
Women and Film
Runtime
115
Language
French,
Kurdish,
English,
Arabic
Director
Eva Husson
Cast
Golshifteh Farahani,
Emmanuelle Bercot,
Zübeyde Bulut
FEATURED REVIEW
Kevin Maher, Times [UK]
Crowned by a ten-minute standing ovation at the premiere, Eva Husson’s feminist war movie 'Girls of the Sun' is ecstatically on-message for the first post-Weinstein Cannes, and indeed it screened directly after an official Time’s Up “protest” during which Cate Blanchett, the Palme d’Or jury ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 4.12.19 - 4.18.19
Monica Film Center 4.12.19 - 4.18.19
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