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Girls of the Sun

2018 · 111 min

A harrowing, clear-eyed war drama that balances brutal flashbacks with tense combat, anchored by a journalist's watchful gaze.

Tagline
Women. Life. Liberty.
Overview
Bahar, the commanding officer of the Daughters of the Sun, a battalion made up entirely of Kurdish female soldiers, is on the cusp of liberating their town, which has been overrun by ISIS extremists.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • trauma
  • revenge
  • gender
Places
  • military
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Eva Husson
Written by
Eva Husson, Jacques Akchoti
Starring
Golshifteh Farahani, Emmanuelle Bercot, Zübeyde Bulut, Behi Djanati Atai, Evin Ahmad, Erol Afşin, Arabi Ghibeh, Zirek
Music
Morgan Kibby
Cinematography
Mattias Troelstrup
Runtime
111 min
Country
France, Switzerland, Belgium, Georgia
Languages
Kurdish, French, English, Arabic

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