For Sama (2019)

Directed by

Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts

Genre

documentary film

Country

Syria, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

16

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 313 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Syrian woman films her own life over several years as the civil war engulfs Aleppo. She and her doctor husband struggle to raise their young daughter amidst constant bombing and chaos.

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What happens

For Sama (Arabic: من أجل سما, romanized: min ʾajl Samā) is a 2019 documentary film produced and narrated by Waad Al-Kateab, and directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film focuses on Waad Al-Kateab's journey as a journalist and rebel in the Syrian uprising. Her husband is Hamza al-Kateab, one of the few doctors left in Aleppo, and they raise their daughter Sama Al-Kateab during the Syrian Civil War. The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2019, where it won the Documentary Feature Competition's Grand Jury and Audience Awards. For Sama made history when it was nominated in four categories in the BAFTA awards, making it the most nominated documentary ever. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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