Sabaya (2021)

Directed by

Hogir Hirori

Genre

documentary film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

15

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of volunteers risks their lives to rescue women held as sex slaves by ISIS in a camp in Syria. The film follows their dangerous missions to bring these captives to safety.

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What happens

Sabaya is a 2021 Swedish documentary film, directed, shot and edited by Hogir Hirori. It follows a group who risk their lives to save sex slaves held captive by ISIS in Al-Hawl, Syria. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 30 January 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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