For Sama(Movie, 2020)

Name: For Sama
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 2020
Duration: T01:40:00
Rating: 4.1

1h 40min | Genres: Documentary, War

Rating: 4.1/5 (with 113 votes)

For Sama (Arabic: من أجل سما, romanized: min ʾajl Samā) is a 2019 documentary film produced and narrated by Waad Al-Kateab, and directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film focuses on Waad Al-Kateab's journey as a journalist and rebel in the Syrian uprising. Her husband is Hamza al-Kateab, one of the few doctors left in Aleppo, and they raise their daughter Sama Al-Kateab during the Syrian Civil War. The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2019, where it won the Documentary Feature Competition's Grand Jury and Audience Awards. For Sama made history when it was nominated in four categories in the BAFTA awards, making it the most nominated documentary ever. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards. ()

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Awards & Nominations for For Sama

European Film Award for Best Documentary British Academy Film Awards International Emmy Award for Best Documentary Grierson Awards nominated for: European Film Award for Best Documentary

About For Sama

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.

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Trailer for For Sama + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

TRAILER | For Sama | Saturday 9pm(Trailer, 0:40)

Additional Information

Official websites:

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), Syria

Plays in: Aleppo

Made by: ITN Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: Arabic (AR), English (EN)

Translated into 21 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/26/2019

Director: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts

Producer: Waad al-Kateab

Film Editor: Simon McMahon, Chloe Lambourne

Director of Photography: Waad al-Kateab

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Für Sama"

"Til Sama"

"Pour Sama"

"Brevet från Aleppo"

"Kirje Alepposta"

"Για τη Μικρή Σαμά"

"Alla mia piccola Sama"

"娘は戦場で生まれた"

"사마를 위하여"

"사마에게"

"Dla Samy"

"Para Sama"

"Для Самы"

"Till min dotter"

"إلى سما"

"親愛的莎瑪"

Keywords: syria, woman director

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For Sama(Movie, 2020)

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