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26/07/2019 Documentary, War 1h 40m
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An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.

Overview

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.

  1. Waad al-Kateab

    Director

  2. Edward Watts

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sama Al-Khateab

    Self

  2. Hamza Al-Khateab

    Self

  3. Waad al-Kateab

    Self

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-04-20
There’s an anachronistic normality running through this documentary as we follow the young Waad Al-Kateab as she finds happiness, love and bears a child all whilst her surroundings in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo are quite literally raining hell down upon her. Using her own photography, we are taken into the thick of things and exposed to the conflict this woman faces as she must juggle her own determination to be free of the oppression she has known for all of her adult life with an equally visceral need to get the young Sama to somewhere a little safer. She remains astonishingly upbe...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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