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GIRLS OF THE SUN (LES FILLES DU SOLEIL)
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Completed - KURDISH, ARABIC, ENGLISH, FRENCH - Drama - 110 minutes

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2018 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Eva HUSSON
Cast : Golshifteh FARAHANI, Emmanuelle BERCOT

Producer(s) : Didar DOMEHRI (MANEKI FILMS / FULL HOUSE)

Synopsis

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 turned upside down, they have all been fighting for the same cause : Women, Life, Liberty.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE

CANADA Nov 21, 2018 SKEYE INFLIGHT
CANADA PACIFIC NORTHWE
CHINA TIME-IN-PORTRAI
CZECH REPU FILM EUROPE (CZ
ESTONIA Sep 20, 2019 A-ONE FILMS EST
ITALY BIM DISTRIBUZIO
JAPAN Jan 19, 2019 COMSTOCK GROUP
LEBANON JAGUAR FILM INT
LITHUANIA Feb 15, 2019 KINO PASAKA
NETHERLAND CINÉART NETHERL
PORTUGAL MIDAS FILMES
SERBIA DEXIN FILM
SLOVAKIA FILM EUROPE (SL
SPAIN VERTIGO FILMS
SWITZERLAN PRAESENS-FILM A
USA COHEN MEDIA GRO

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Festivals and Awards

Cannes 2018 (Competition)
Toronto - TIFF 2018 (Special Presentations)


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