Uniform Title |
For Sama (Documentary film : 2019) |
Title |
For Sama. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2020. |
Description |
1 DVD-video (96 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4135. |
Originally produced in Syria, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and released as a documentary film in 2019. |
"An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war" --Cover. |
Credits |
Directed by Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts ; filmed and produced by Waad al-Kateab. |
Performers |
Waad al-Kateab, Hamza al-Kateab, Sama al-Kateab. |
Summary |
'For Sama' is an intimate feature documentary that takes the form of a letter from Waad al-Kateab, a 26-year-old Syrian mother, to her daughter Sama, recorded in the last days of the battle for Aleppo. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Aspect ratio 2.20:1, 16:9 widescreen. |
Language note |
Arabic. Subtitles in English. |
Awards note |
L'oeil d'or (Best Documentary), 2019 Cannes Film Festival ; Best Documentary, 2019 British Academy Film (BAFTA) Awards ; Best Director, Best British Independent Film, Best Documentary, Best Editing, 2019 British Independent Film Awards. |
Subjects |
Al-Kateab, Waad |
Women -- Syria -- Aleppo |
Mother and child -- Syria -- Aleppo |
Photojournalism -- Syria -- Aleppo |
Documentary films -- Syria |
Motion pictures, Arabic |
Foreign language films |
Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-Personal narratives |
Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-Children |
Genre |
Documentary films |
Biographical films |
War films |
Feature films |
Nonfiction films |
Other Names |
Al-Kateab, Waad director, producer, on-screen participant. |
Watts, Edward director. |
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