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For Sama (2019) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 26, 2019

Original Title:
For Sama

Alternate Titles:
Alla mia piccola Sama
Brevet från Aleppo
Dla Samy
Für Sama
Kirje Alepposta
Kislányomnak, Samanak
Para Sama
Pentru Sama
Pour Sama
Pre Samu
Pro Samu
Sama İçin
Til Sama
Till min dotter
To Sama
Για τη Μικρή Σαμά
Для Сами
Для Самы
إلى سما
为了萨玛
娘は戦場で生まれた
致莎瑪︰敘利亞家書
親愛的莎瑪
사마를 위하여
사마에게

Genres:
Documentary | War

Production Companies:
Channel 4 Television
ITN Productions

Production Countries:
Syrian Arab Republic | United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
CH: 16  DE: 16  GB: 18  GR: Κ-15  IE: 18  KR: 15  NL: 16  SE: 15  TW: 輔15級 

Runtime: 100

An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Colorist:
Enge Gray

Director:
Waad al-Kateab
Edward Watts

Director of Photography:
Waad al-Kateab

Editor:
Chloe Lambourne
Simon McMahon

Executive Producer:
Raney Aronson-Rath
Ben de Pear
Nevine Mabro
Siobhan Sinnerton
George Waldrum

Head of Production:
Olly Strous

Original Music Composer:
Nainita Desai

Post-Production Manager:
Sam Hardy

Producer:
Waad al-Kateab

Recording Supervision:
Jez Spencer

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