For Sama (2019)
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.
- Waad al-Kateab
- Edward Watts
Rating: 8.2/10 by 264 users
Alternative Title:
إلى سما - SY
사마에게 - KR
사마를 위하여 - KR
Para Sama - PT
親愛的莎瑪 - TW
Alla mia piccola Sama - IT
Für Sama - DE
Til Sama - DK
Kirje Alepposta - FI
Pour Sama - DZ
娘は戦場で生まれた - JP
Для Самы - RU
Dla Samy - PL
Till min dotter - SE
Για τη Μικρή Σαμά - GR
Brevet från Aleppo - FI
为了萨玛 - CN
致莎瑪︰敘利亞家書 - HK
Pro Samu - CZ
Kislányomnak, Samanak - HU
Pentru Sama - RO
Pre Samu - SK
Para Sama - ES
Sama İçin - TR
Для Сами - UA
To Sama - US
Country:
Syrian Arab Republic
United Kingdom
Language:
العربية
English
Runtime: 01 hour 40 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: found footage, woman director, syria
'For Sama' is a tough watch, made even harder knowing that the neighbouring city of Idlib is currently under siege in the same way. It is also a beautifully edited and narrated piece that needs to reach as many people as possible, since we have no perception of what the Syrian war was like via traditional news media. This is an important, must-watch film. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-for-sama-an-emotionally-devastating-must-watch
