Girls of the Sun
Feb 14 2018
•2h 51m
•Drama, War
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.
Cast
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Golshifteh Farahani
Bahar
Emmanuelle Bercot
Mathilde
Zübeyde Bulut
Lamia
Behi Djanati Atai
Dahlia
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