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For Sama

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.

Sama Al-Khateab profile
Sama Al-KhateabSelf
Hamza Al-Khateab profile
Hamza Al-KhateabSelf
Waad al-Kateab profile
Waad al-KateabSelf
Edward Watts profile
Edward WattsDirector
Simon McMahon profile
Simon McMahonEditor
Nainita Desai profile
Nainita DesaiOriginal Music Composer
Ben de Pear profile
Ben de PearExecutive Producer
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Release
26/07/2019
Rating
🌟 8.2/10
Runtime
100 min
Status
Released
Genres
DocumentaryWar
Languages
ArabicEnglish
Production
ITN ProductionsChannel 4 Television
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maketheSWITCH
maketheSWITCH2020-01-26T12:50:22.610Z
10/10

'For Sama' is a tough watch, made even harder knowing that the neighbouring city of Idlib is currently under siege in the same way. It is also a beautifully edited and narrated piece that needs to reach as many people as possible, since we have no perception of what the...

Geronimo1967
Geronimo19672025-04-20T13:39:17.963Z
7/10

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. Usi...

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