Sisters in Arms (2019 film)

Sisters in Arms (French: Sœurs d'armes) is a French war-drama film based on historic events related to the Genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State, written and directed by Caroline Fourest. The film was released in October 2019.

Sisters in Arms
Directed byCaroline Fourest
Written byCaroline Fourest
Produced by
  • Jad Ben Ammar
  • Samuel Hadida
  • Leo Maidenberg
Starring
Music byMathieu Lamboley
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesFrance, Belgium
LanguageEnglish
Budget€ 5.6 million

Plot

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Kenza and Yaël are two young French women who go to Syria and join the 'Snake brigade', an international battalion of women fighting the ISIS alongside the Kurdish forces. There they meet Zara, a Yazidi survivor. Born in different cultures but deeply united, the women fighters heal their past wounds and discover their present strength, especially the fear they inspire in their opponents. The three young women soon bound together and become true sisters-in-arms.[1]

Cast

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Production

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Sisters in Arms was written and directed by Caroline Fourest, with a budget of €5.6 million.[2] The project was announced in January 2018 under the title Red Snake.[3]

See also

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Genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State

References

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  1. ^ "Film show: 'Sisters in Arms' depicts Kurdish-led female brigades fighting IS group". France24.
  2. ^ "Sisters in Arms, Feature Film, 2018–2019". Crew United. Retrieved 24 October 2019 – via crew-united.com.
  3. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (11 January 2018). "Rising Stars Topline French Debut Feature About Female Kurdish Warriors". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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