Sabaya (film)

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Sabaya
Directed byHogir Hirori
Produced by
  • Antonio Russio Merenda
  • Hogir Hirori
CinematographyHogir Hirori
Edited byHogir Hirori
Music byMohammed Zaki
Production
companies
Distributed byFolkets Bio
Release date
  • 30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) (Sundance)
Running time
91 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguagesKurdish, Arabic
Box office$14,280[1]

Sabaya is an 2021 Swedish documentary film, directed, shot and edited by Hogir Hirori. It follows a group who risk their lives to save sex slaves held captive by ISIS in Al-Hawl.

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 30 January 2021.

Plot[]

Film follows a group into Syria's Al-Hawl, the most dangerous camp in the Middle East, as they risk their lives to save women being held by ISIS as abducted sex slaves.

Release[]

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 30 January 2021.[2] Shortly after, MTV Documentary Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[3] It also screened at CPH:DOX on 22 April 2021.[4][5] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on 30 July 2021.[6]

Reception[]

Sabaya received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 41 reviews, with a weighted average of 8.70/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Sabaya presents a scary and sobering look at human suffering -- and the efforts of those dedicated to ending it."[7] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 86 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sabaya". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Debruge, Peter (December 15, 2020). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright". Variety. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ Lang, Brent (8 March 2021). "MTV Documentary Films Buys Sundance Winner 'Sabaya' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Sabaya". CPH:DOX. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ Rosser, Michael (March 18, 2021). "CPH:DOX unveils 2021 competition line-ups". Screen International. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ^ "SABAYA. Sundance Winning Documentary on Rescue of Female ISIS Captives, Sets July Release Date". Vimooz. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Sabaya (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Sabaya". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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