'' Sisters in Arms'' (french: Sœurs d'armes) is a French war-drama film based on historic events related to the

Genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State A genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State was carried out in the Sinjar area of northern Iraq in the mid-2010s. The genocide led to the expulsion, flight and effective exile of the Yazidis. Thousands of Yazidi women and girls were forced i ...

, written and directed by

Caroline Fourest Caroline Fourest (; born 19 September 1975), is a French feminist writer, film director, journalist, radio presenter at ''France Culture'', and editor of the magazine ''ProChoix.'' She was also a columnist for ''Charlie Hebdo'', for ''Le Monde'' ...

. The film was released in October 2019.

Plot

Kenza and Yaël are two young French women who go to Syria and join the 'Snake brigade', an international battalion of women fighting the ISIS alongside the Kurdish forces. There they meet Zara, a

Yazidi Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. The ma ...

survivor. Born in different cultures but deeply united, the women fighters heal their past wounds and discover their present strength, especially the fear they inspire in their opponents. The three young women soon bound together and become true sisters-in-arms.

Cast

* Dilan Gwyn as Zara *

Amira Casar Amira Casar is a British-born actress who grew up in England, Ireland, and France. Early life Amira is the daughter of a Kurdish father and a Russian mother. She was born in London and was subsequently raised in England, Ireland, and France. She ...

as Commander *

Camélia Jordana Camélia Jordana Aliouane (born 15 September 1992) is a French-Algerian pop singer. She rose to fame after participating in the television show ''Nouvelle Star'', the French version of ''Pop Idol'', in 2009, where she came in third. Life and ca ...

as Kenza *

Esther Garrel Esther Garrel (born 18 February 1991) is a French actress. She is most known for her roles in '' 17 Girls'' (2011), ''Jealousy'' (2013), '' Call Me by Your Name'' (2017), and ''Thirst Street'' (2017). Early life Garrel was born in Paris, the dau ...

as Yaël *

Maya Sansa Maya Sansa (born 25 September 1975) is an Italian actress. Early life and career Maya Sansa was born in Rome the daughter of an Iranian father and an Italian mother. When she was 14, she started to study acting at her high school in Rome the " ...

as Mother Sun * Nanna Blondell as Snipe *

Pascal Greggory Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a French actor. Personal life Greggory is openly gay. He had long-term relationships with Patrice Chéreau and François-Marie Banier. Filmography * '' Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) by André Téchiné ...

as Agent de la coalition * Noush Skaugen as Lady Kurda *

Mark Ryder Mark Ryder (born December 7, 1989) is an actor from Northern Ireland who was educated at Methodist College Belfast. He is most noted for his television role as Cesare Borgia in the historical drama series, ''Borgia The House of Borgia ( , ; ...

as Al Britani * Korkmaz Arslan as Commander * Youssef Douazou as El Tounsi

Production

''Sisters in Arms'' was written and directed by

, with a budget of €5.6 million. The project was announced in January 2018 under the title ''Red Snake''.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt7858472, title=Sisters in Arms 2019 films French drama films French feminist films Films set in Syria 2010s English-language films 2010s French films

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