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For Sama
Directed by
Waad al-Kateab
,
Edward Watts
TV-PG
2019
1h 40m
Documentary
,
War
,
and more
8.5
98%
92%
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An intimate and epic journey into a young woman's experience of war during the revolution in Aleppo, Syria.
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Cast of For Sama
Sama Al-Khateab
Self
Hamza Al-Khateab
Self
Waad al-Kateab
Self / Director / Producer
Edward Watts
Director
For Sama Ratings & Reviews
Wall Street Journal
Dorothy Rabinowitz
They display a striking buoyancy, which the film captures in moving detail -- there is laughter, there is comradeship, there is life even in the face of horror.
Dr. Filmlove's Film Reviews and Ratings
Luke Parker
It is here, in the youth's reactions to the turmoil surrounding them that Waad exposes the underlying, strikingly unexplored devastation at hand.
Cine Sin Fronteras
Rene Sanchez
An intimate, powerful and devastating memoir about the resilience of the human spirit in the face of the horrors of war. [Full Review in Spanish]
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
Even when it's drenched in grief, "For Sama" contains the seeds of hope.
Film Festival Today
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
Inspiring, if Harrowing, For Sama Is for All of Us.
The Film Experience
Glenn Dunks
As strictly a document, it's a powerful and searing indictment. But as a something more intimate from a mother to a daughter, I missed the connection.
Midwest Film Journal
Evan Dossey
A unique perspective on war - and raising a child in a war zone. Utterly unforgettable.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Christy Lemire
This is devastating. So hard to watch, so heartbreaking, and so inspiring.
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
One of the most intimate and stirring documentaries about war in the 21st century, and a plea to the free nations of the world to act.
Film Comment Magazine
Amy Taubin
al- Kateab's commitment to bearing witness with her camera was as strong as her husband's to the wounded and dying...
Third Coast Review
Lisa Trifone
For Sama should be seen by as many people as possible, people with hearts that break and consciences that demand better for our collective humanity.
Eye for Film
Amber Wilkinson
Al-Kateab and Watt capture not just the horror of war but the vibrancy of those attempting to carry on their lives as best they can against its backdrop.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
"Places are about their people," Hamza insists, and even as For Sama sinks into an uncertain limbo during its final third...this utterly essential documentary never fails to illustrate what he means by that.
New York Magazine/Vulture
David Edelstein
Watching the film, I felt it would be an act of cowardice to look away from what Waad was showing us. I trusted that this wasn't just propaganda - that I was being asked by a mother to bear witness.
San Francisco Chronicle
G. Allen Johnson
What a talent Waad is. "For Sama" is a film made with the instincts of a journalist, the passion of a revolutionary and the beating heart of a mother.
RogerEbert.com
Tomris Laffly
The most harrowingly intimate and arguably, the best documentary to date on the Syrian conflict.
New York Times
Teo Bugbee
"For Sama" provides a coherent account of a humanitarian crisis from the perspective of the wounded and displaced.
RogerEbert.com
Ben Kenigsberg
For Sama captures the details of daily life under the Syria conflict better than any documentary I've yet seen.
Variety
Guy Lodge
Simple in concept and shattering in execution, blending hard-headed reportage with unguarded personal testimony, it's you-are-there cinema of the most literal order.
The Hollywood Reporter
Jordan Mintzer
For Sama provides an intimate look at a young woman who fell in love in a place that was soon headed for complete destruction.
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