A former lawyer and survivor of ISIS captivity who now leads the "Girls of the Sun," a battalion of women seeking to liberate their hometown and rescue their kidnapped children.
While the characters are fictional, the film is inspired by the real events of the 2014 Sinjar massacre , where thousands of Yazidi women were captured by ISIS. Many survivors escaped to form combat units—most notably the —to fight back against the extremists. Critical Reception Girls of the Sun
A French war correspondent (inspired by the real-life Marie Colvin ) who embeds with the unit to document their struggle. A former lawyer and survivor of ISIS captivity
Reviewers from The Guardian and RogerEbert.com lauded Golshifteh Farahani’s powerful performance and the movie's visceral, high-stakes action scenes. Critical Reception A French war correspondent (inspired by
Critics generally praised the film’s intentions and performances but were divided on its execution: