
GIRLS OF THE SUN (2018)
Les filles du soleil (original title)
1h 55min | Drama, War | Language: French, Kurdish, English, Arabic | Subtitles: English
SYNOPSIS
Bahar is the leader of the Girls of the Sun, a battalion of women in Kurdistan who are fighting women against extremists who have conquered their small Kurdish town. She hopes that in the process she will find her son, who is being held hostage. Mathilde, a French journalist, comes along to cover the attack and report the story of these exceptional warriors. With their lives turned upside down, they both are fighting for the same causes: women, life and liberty.
CAST & CREW
Stars - Golshifteh Farahani, Emmanuelle Bercot, Zübeyde Bulut
Director - Eva Husson
Screenplay - Eva Husson, Jacques Akchoti
Cinematography - Mattias Troelstrup
Editing - Emilie Orsini
Music - Morgan Kibby
Producers - Lado Chikhradze, Brahim Chioua, Etienne Comar, Isabella de Ligne-La Trémoïlle, Didar Domehri, Adeline Fontan Tessaur, Vladimer Katcharava, Joseph Rouschop, Dan Wechsler, Jamal Zeinal Zade, Arlette Zylberberg
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Cannes Film Festival 2018
Nominee - Palme d'Or
Golden Trailer Awards 2019
Winner - Golden Trailer, Best Foreign Action Trailer
PRESS QUOTES
"Purposeful and striking." NEW YORK TIMES
“Mesmerizing... Beautiful." VARIETY
“Kafka-esque tale... an exquisite audiovisual experience.” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

