| Girls of the Sun | |
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| Directed by | Eva Husson |
| Written by | Eva Husson |
| Starring | Golshifteh Farahani |
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| Country | France |
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| Box office | $19,712 |
Girls of the Sun (French: Les filles du soleil) is a 2018 French war drama film directed by Eva Husson. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
- Golshifteh Farahani as Bahar
- Emmanuelle Bercot as Mathilde, inspired by Marie Colvin
- Erol Afşin [de] as Tiresh
- Evin Ahmad
- Behi Djanati Atai as Dahlia
Reception
The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46%, based on 50 reviews, and an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Girls of the Sun has the best of intentions, but this worthy - and thoroughly timely - story is fatally undermined by its clumsily overbearing execution." Agnès Poirier noted that the film initially received "high praise at Cannes" but later "an overwhelming majority of we critics found the film appalling: dreadfully written, poorly directed, verging on obscenity for treating tragedy with Valkyrie-like music and aestheticised images".
See also
References
- ^ Debruge, Peter; Keslassy, Elsa (12 April 2018). "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Girls of the Sun (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Le Monde - Les Filles du Soleil". Le Monde.fr. 13 May 2018.
- "Girls of the Sun (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- Agnès Poirier (14 May 2018). "#MeToo activists should stop trying to be film critics – they undermine feminism". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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