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Girls of the Sun

Girls of the Sun

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Girls of the Sun

"Women. Life. Liberty."

2018

1h 51m

7.0(88 votes)

Drama

War

Overview

Bahar, the commanding officer of the Daughters of the Sun, a battalion made up entirely of Kurdish female soldiers, is on the cusp of liberating their town, which has been overrun by ISIS extremists.

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Production Companies

Maneki Films

Wild Bunch

Elle Driver

Arches Films

GapBusters

20 Steps Productions

RTBF

Bord Cadre Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

Bahar

Emmanuelle Bercot

Emmanuelle Bercot

Mathilde

Zübeyde Bulut

Lamia

Behi Djanati Atai

Behi Djanati Atai

Dahlia

Evin Ahmad

Evin Ahmad

Berivan

Erol Afşin

Erol Afşin

Tiresh

Arabi Ghibeh

Man in Black

Zirek

Zirek

Commandant Zirek

Kakha Kupatadze

Fahmi Guerbaa

Fahmi Guerbaa

Creative team

Directed by: Eva Husson
Written by: Jacques Akchoti
Eva Husson
Produced by: Didar Domehri
Étienne Comar

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