For Sama

(2019)

★ 8.2 IMDb · 319 votes

Genres: Documentary, War

Year: 2019

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom

Director: Edward Watts, Waad al-Kateab

Cast: Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Waad al-Kateab

Plot

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.