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( Les filles du soleil ) is a 2018 war drama directed by Eva Husson that centers on a battalion of all-female Kurdish fighters. The film made its high-profile debut at the Cannes Film Festival , where it was noted for its fierce feminist message and exploration of collective trauma. Plot & Themes The story is told through the eyes of two women:
A former lawyer and survivor of ISIS captivity who now leads the "Girls of the Sun," a battalion of women seeking to liberate their hometown and rescue their kidnapped children. Girls of the Sun
Reviewers from The Guardian and RogerEbert.com lauded Golshifteh Farahani’s powerful performance and the movie's visceral, high-stakes action scenes. ( Les filles du soleil ) is a
While the characters are fictional, the film is inspired by the real events of the 2014 Sinjar massacre , where thousands of Yazidi women were captured by ISIS. Many survivors escaped to form combat units—most notably the —to fight back against the extremists. Critical Reception Reviewers from The Guardian and RogerEbert
A French war correspondent (inspired by the real-life Marie Colvin ) who embeds with the unit to document their struggle.