For Sama

Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom and United States of America, 2019

Film
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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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Credits

director

Edward Watts

Waad al-Kateab

producer

Waad al-Kateab

production company

Channel 4 News

ITN Productions

PBS Frontline

Duration

01:40:00

Production dates
2019

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-576017

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

War

TMDB-Movie

576017

Wikidata

Q63406121

Collected

75 times

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