Introduction

Girls of the Sun (French: Les filles du soleil) is a 2018 French drama film directed by Eva Husson.

A Kurdish female battalion prepares to take back their town from extremists.

Outline

Bahar is the leader of the Girls of the Sun, a battalion of women in Kurdistan who are fighting women against extremists who have conquered their small Kurdish town. She hopes that in the process she will find her son, who is being held hostage. Mathilde, a French journalist, comes along to cover the attack and report the story of these exceptional warriors. With their lives turned upside down, they both are fighting for the same causes: women, life and liberty.

Trivia

• It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Eva Husson.
• Producer(s): Lado Chikhradze, Brahim Chioua, Etienne Comar, ISabella de Ligne-La Tremoille, Didar Domehri, Adeline Fontan Tessaur, Vladimer Katcharava,, Joseph Rouschop, Dan Wechsler, Jamal Zeinal Zade, and Arlette Zylberberg.
• Writer(s): Eva Husson and Jacques Akchoti.
• Music: Morgan Kibby.
• Cinematography: Mattias Troelstrup.
• Editor(s): Emilie Orsini.
• Production: Maneki Films.
• Distributor(s): Cineart, Cohen Media Group, Comstock Group, Regents, Twin Co. Ltd, and Midas Films.
• Release Date: 12 May 2018 (Cannes Film Festival).
• Running Time: 115 minutes.
• Country: France, Belgium, Georgia, and Switzerland.
• Language: English, French, Kurdish, and Arabic.