For Sama
2019 · 100 min · Director: Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts
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FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. 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. The film is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts.
Emotional fingerprint
For Sama (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 30%, Fear 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy35%
- Sadness30%
- Fear15%
- Inspiration10%
- Hope10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Fear. Genres: Documentary, War, Biography. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 8.5/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Details
- Directed by
- Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Syria, United States
- Genres
- Documentary, War, Biography
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
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