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.
Genre: Documentary, War
Stars: Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Waad al-Kateab
Crew: Edward Watts (Director), Waad al-Kateab (Director), Simon McMahon (Editor), Nainita Desai (Original Music Composer), Waad al-Kateab (Director of Photography), Chloe Lambourne (Editor)
Country: Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom
Language: العربية, English
Studio: ITN Productions, Channel 4 Television
Runtime: 100 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 26, 2019
IMDb: 2.752
Keywords:woman director, syria
