Name: For Sama
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 2019-07-26
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Cast: Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Waad al-Kateab

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Feels like real life.
Makes you care deeply.
Hits close to home.
Weighs on you.
Breaks your heart.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 94Audiences 85GoodWatch 89
Tomatometer98%
Metascore89
Audience score92%
Letterboxd · 29 K ratings4.4/5
IMDb8.5
User score7.6
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 96100
Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 21 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
+11
Released
2019
July 26, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryWar
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
Arabic
Made in
Syria
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
Frightening scenesStrong
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesIntense
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 2
Waad al-Kateab Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Edward Watts Director
Production · 6
Raney Aronson-Rath Executive Producer
Siobhan Sinnerton Executive Producer
Ben de Pear Executive Producer
George Waldrum Executive Producer
Nevine Mabro Executive Producer
Olly Strous Head of Production
Editing · 3
Simon McMahon Editor
Chloe Lambourne Editor
Enge Gray Colorist
Sound · 2
Nainita Desai Original Music Composer
Jez Spencer Recording Supervision
Other crew · 1
Sam Hardy Post-Production Manager