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For Sama (2019)
Directed by Edward Watts, Waad al-Kateab
“An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.”
Documentary, War · 1h 40m
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
Cast
Sama Al-Khateab
Hamza Al-Khateab
Waad al-Kateab
Crew
- Director
- Edward Watts, Waad al-Kateab
- Director of Photography
- Waad al-Kateab
- Original Music Composer
- Nainita Desai
- Editor
- Simon McMahon, Chloe Lambourne
- Producer
- Waad al-Kateab
Details
- Release date
- 2019-07-26
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Documentary, War
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, English
- Countries
- Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom
- Production
- ITN Productions, Channel 4 Television