Girls of the Sun

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Girls of the Sun

2019

1h 55m

Drama

War

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Bahar is the leader of the Girls of the Sun, a battalion of women in Kurdistan who are fighting women against extremists who have conquered their small Kurdish town. She hopes that in the process she will find her son, who is being held hostage. Mathilde, a French journalist, comes along to cover the attack and report the story of these exceptional warriors. With their lives turned upside down, they both are fighting for the same causes: women, life and liberty.

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Critics Consensus

Girls of the Sun has the best of intentions, but this worthy - and thoroughly timely - story is fatally undermined by its clumsily overbearing execution.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

This script is terrible, but the story and the filmmaking is very good.

Sep 27, 2019

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

"Girls of the Sun" has an air of authenticity and grit that's convincing, and Farahani, an Iranian-born actress, makes us care.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 17, 2019

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

"Girls of the Sun" is a film of admirable ambition but vexingly uneven execution.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 17, 2019

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Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

Girls of the Sun may be a war movie, but its empathy and compassion are what win the day.

Oct 13, 2021

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Cate Marquis

AWFJ.org

Girls of the Sun is a powerful, unblinking drama about the horror of war, offering a unique female-centric view into a conflict that ravaged so many.

Oct 13, 2021

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

Strictly as a suspenseful wartime tale, the film has a handful of genuinely gripping action sequences that pull no punches as far as the violence, which only adds to the movie's authentic feel.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 21, 2020

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Audience Member

A powerful, gut wrenching movie with stunning cinematography and score. Th fact that it is based on actual events that were well covered by the press makes it even more important to watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Don't know what the critics smoked before watching this film... A truely horrific story told in a way that was easier to swallow. It didn't shy away from telling the horrors but also left some things to the imagination. We were unable to look away & I sat at the edge of my seat throughout the film. Fantastic movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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I have never understood the critics. This was an engaging must see movie, that enables a glimpse into the nightmare that ISIS visited on ordinary people, and the courage of those that fought back, and won. Wonderful atmospheric camera work, and a plot line that fits to the chaos of the times. If you don't believe it, ask someone who was there. They are heroes. Thank you for making this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Great movie, I've watched it four times now

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

This was one of the best movies I have ever seen. The critics are wrong, this is an advancement in both story telling and cinematography. But the real advance is in showing what a female cast can do in order to tell the truth about the ugliness of war.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Great film. Really intelligent portrayal of the human rights abuses committed by ISIS against the Yezidi people, and women more specifically. Also an interesting view of war through women's eyes. It was refreshingly authentic to see Kurdish people playing the Kurds, Arabs playing the Arabs and so on.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Eva Husson

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Golshifteh Farahani

Bahar

Emmanuelle Bercot

Mathilde

Zübeyde Bulut

Lamia

Maia Shamoevi

Amal

Evin Ahmadguli

Berivan

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Synopsis

Bahar is the leader of the Girls of the Sun, a battalion of women in Kurdistan who are fighting women against extremists who have conquered their small Kurdish town. She hopes that in the process she will find her son, who is being held hostage. Mathilde, a French journalist, comes along to cover the attack and report the story of these exceptional warriors. With their lives turned upside down, they both are fighting for the same causes: women, life and liberty.

Director: Eva Husson
Producer: Didar Domehri
Screenwriter: Eva Husson, Jacques Akchoti
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: 20 Steps Productions, Elle Driver, Maneki Films, RTBF, Arches Films, Wild Bunch, Bord Cadre Films, GapBusters
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.0K
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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