Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is For Sama easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does For Sama end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

For Sama

Name: For Sama
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 2019
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Waad al-Kateab

An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.

Directed by Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts

Produced by ITN Productions, Channel 4 Television

2019100 min8.3 / 10

An intimate documentary portrait of motherhood, love, and impossible choices amid the devastation of the Syrian conflict, told through a woman's personal camera over five years.

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.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Doing Right In Disaster Middle East and Africa Strong Female Characters Documentary Filmmaking Styles

Genres

Documentary War

Keywords

Found Footage Woman Director Syria

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is For Sama sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is For Sama violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is For Sama easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does For Sama end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is For Sama scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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