For Sama
For Sama
Overview
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.
Trailer
Cast
Sama Al-Khateab
Hamza Al-Khateab
Waad al-Kateab
Crew
Waad al-Kateab
Edward Watts
Waad al-Kateab
Nainita Desai
Chloe Lambourne
Simon McMahon
Nevine Mabro
Enge Gray
Raney Aronson-Rath
Olly Strous
Ben de Pear
Sam Hardy
Siobhan Sinnerton
George Waldrum
Jez Spencer