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Girls of the Sun
Girls of the Sun

Girls of the Sun

Women. Life. Liberty.

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Bahar, the commanding officer of the Daughters of the Sun, a battalion made up entirely of Kurdish female soldiers, is on the cusp of liberating their town, which has been overrun by ISIS extremists.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

14 February 2018

Country

France

Cast

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

Bahar

Emmanuelle Bercot

Emmanuelle Bercot

Mathilde

Zübeyde Bulut

Zübeyde Bulut

Lamia

Behi Djanati Atai

Behi Djanati Atai

Dahlia

Evin Ahmad

Evin Ahmad

Berivan

Erol Afşin

Erol Afşin

Tiresh

Arabi Ghibeh

Arabi Ghibeh

Man in Black

Zirek

Zirek

Commandant Zirek

Kakha Kupatadze

Kakha Kupatadze

Fahmi Guerbaa

Fahmi Guerbaa

Ivan Anderson

Ivan Anderson

Nia Mirianashvili

Nia Mirianashvili

Nofa

Maia Shamoevi

Maia Shamoevi

Amal

Roza Mirzoiani

Roza Mirzoiani

Rojin

Mari Semidovi

Mari Semidovi

Ararat

Sinama Alievi

Sinama Alievi

Guli

Nuka Asatiani

Nuka Asatiani

Suzan

Adik Bakoni

Adik Bakoni

Cewan

Tornike Alievi

Tornike Alievi

Hemin

Hamid Mirzoian

Hamid Mirzoian

Abu Mohammad

Massoud Seydo

Massoud Seydo

Zagros

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