Girls of the Sun

Les filles du soleil

Somewhere in Kurdistan, Bahar, commander of the "Girls of the Sun" battalion, is preparing to liberate her hometown from the hands of extremists, hoping to find her son who is held hostage. A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack and bear witness to the story of these exceptional warriors.

Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival.

"Girls of the Sun" has an air of authenticity and grit that's convincing, and Farahani, an Iranian-born actress, makes us care." - G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle