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.
For Sama has generally received very positive reviews.
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For Sama was released in 2019 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 23 reviews, giving For Sama (2019) an average rating of 83%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 90% and users giving an average score of 89%.
With a score of 83%, For Sama is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2019, which stands at 61%.
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