Set in Kurdistan and directed by Eva Husson, the narrative follows the Girls of the Sun, an all-female Kurdish battalion, creating opposition against the extremists who have taken over their town. Led by Bahar (
Golshifteh Farahani), the commander in chief who also has her own traumas to overcome, tha battalion are watched closely for three days during this siege by Mathilde (
Emmanuelle Bercot), a French journalist who reports back on their exploits to the wider world. ~ Clare Perez-Izaguirre Lopez
