For Sama (2019)

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.

Genres: Documentary, War

What to watch after For Sama

• 20 Days in Mariupol (2023) — Same feel: painful, realistic
• Samsara (2011)
• 5 Broken Cameras (2011) — Same feel: emotional, painful
• The Square (2013) — Same feel: emotional, realistic
• Endless Corridor (2014) — Same feel: painful, realistic
• No Other Land (2024)