Girls of the Sun

Name: Girls of the Sun
Genre: Drama, War
Released: April 12, 2019
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Arabi Ghibeh, Behi Djanati Atai, Emmanuelle Bercot, Erol Afsin, Evin Ahmad

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Cinéart | Release Date: April 12, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Arabi Ghibeh, Behi Djanati Atai, Emmanuelle Bercot, Erol Afsin, Evin Ahmad, Golshifteh Farahani, Maia Shamoevi, Mari Semidovi, Nia Mirianashvili, Roza Mirzoiani, Sinama Alievi, Zinaida Gasoiani, Zübeyde Bulut

Summary: Somewhere in Kurdistan, Bahar, commander of the “Girls of the Sun” battalion, is preparing to liberate her hometown from the hands of extremists, hoping to find her son who is held hostage. A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack and bear witness to the story of these exceptional warriors. Since their lives have been turnedSomewhere in Kurdistan, Bahar, commander of the “Girls of the Sun” battalion, is preparing to liberate her hometown from the hands of extremists, hoping to find her son who is held hostage. A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack and bear witness to the story of these exceptional warriors. Since their lives have been turned upside down, they have all been fighting for the same cause: Women, Life, Liberty. [Cannes]… Expand

Director: Eva Husson

Genre(s): Drama, War

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 115 min

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Martyn Conterio

May 18, 2018

Husson’s film is first and foremost an appalling account of stomach-churning misogyny and the sickening horrors Kurdish women met at the hands of their vile captors. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Apr 17, 2019

Girls of the Sun has an air of authenticity and grit that’s convincing, and Farahani, an Iranian-born actress, makes us care. Read full review

The Film Stage Jordan Raup

Sep 8, 2018

While it’s not as stylish as Husson’s Bang Gang, Girls of the Sun is just as assured. There’s a specific political message at its back and it expresses it without compromise for better or worse. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

May 18, 2018

Girls of the Sun (Les Filles du soleil) is at once mildly harrowing and completely over-the-top, intermittently intense yet so unsubtle it winds up doing damage to its own worthy discourse. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Apr 12, 2019

With Girls of the Sun, she handles the action sequences with a deft hand and a feel for tension, but her character development is woefully lacking to the point of empty cliché. Read full review

Lee Marshall

May 18, 2018

A mid-budget mis-fire after the director’s promising indie debut, Bang Gang, Girls of the Sun seems more concerned with staging sisterly bonding sessions amidst the rubble than in developing what might have been an intriguing story – about how war can reshuffle social and gender inequality. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Apr 11, 2019

Inspired by a 2014 ISIS raid on Kurdish territory, Girls of the Sun, unlike the women who populate it, is weak and often corny. Read full review

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May 3, 2020

Not a bad movie, not a masterpiece either. Still enjoyable and offering a glimpse into a reality that is not enough prominent in mainstream media. The story and their charachters could have been developed a bit more but still, it's good that movies such as this are out there and there shouldNot a bad movie, not a masterpiece either. Still enjoyable and offering a glimpse into a reality that is not enough prominent in mainstream media. The story and their charachters could have been developed a bit more but still, it's good that movies such as this are out there and there should bemore of them.… Expand

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