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Sira

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Sira

2023

2h 2m

Drama

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After a brutal attack, a young nomad named Sira refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror. A feminist counterpoint to current reporting from the Sahel region.

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Jonathan Romney

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A punchy, visually potent story of survival and revenge, Apolline Traoré’s Sira offers a female-centred take on current tensions in northern Africa, and shows the Burkinabe writer/director on confident form with her fifth narrative feature.

Mar 3, 2023

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Frank J. Avella

Awards Daily

Sira is to be commended...Firstly, it offers a female perspective on atrocities currently being committed in the Burkina Faso area. It also dares to show an Islamic extremist grappling with his attraction to men which, of course, torments him.

Rated: B-

Dec 2, 2023

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Ard Vijn

ScreenAnarchy

The evildoers do not get portrayed as stupid caricatures, their deeds are attributed to a confused mess of faith and adherence to tradition. It makes the film more suspenseful, the danger believable. And when all hell breaks loose it looks spectacular.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 3, 2023

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Terence Johnson

Le Noir Auteur

Never didactic to the point of being off-putting, but searing, it’s a wonderful triumph of a film that everyone should have a chance to see.

Sep 9, 2023

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After a brutal attack, a young nomad named Sira refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror. A feminist counterpoint to current reporting from the Sahel region.

Director: Apolline Traoré
Producer: Apolline Traoré, Denis Cougnaud
Screenwriter: Apolline Traoré
Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media
Production Co: Canal+ International, One Fine Day Films, Les Films Selmon, Araucania Films, Sunuy Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2024
Runtime: 2h 2m

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