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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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