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Girls of the Sun(2018)
Status: Released
Date: 2018-02-14
71%
83 Votes
Time: 1h 51m
Women. Life. Liberty.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Kurdish.
Countries:
France,
Switzerland,
Belgium,
Georgia
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Girls of the Sun
Top 10 Billed Cast
Golshifteh Farahani
Bahar
Emmanuelle Bercot
Mathilde
Behi Djanati Atai
Dahlia
Evin Ahmad
Berivan
Erol Afşin
Tiresh
Zirek
Commandant Zirek
Fahmi Guerbaa
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