Sabaya (film)
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Directed by | Hogir Hirori |
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Cinematography | Hogir Hirori |
Edited by | Hogir Hirori |
Music by | Mohammed Zaki |
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Distributed by | Folkets Bio |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Languages | Kurdish, 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[]
- ^ "Sabaya". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lang, Brent (8 March 2021). "MTV Documentary Films Buys Sundance Winner 'Sabaya' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Sabaya". CPH:DOX. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (March 18, 2021). "CPH:DOX unveils 2021 competition line-ups". Screen International. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "SABAYA. Sundance Winning Documentary on Rescue of Female ISIS Captives, Sets July Release Date". Vimooz. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Sabaya (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Sabaya". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
External links[]
- Sabaya at IMDb
- Sabaya at Rotten Tomatoes
- Sabaya at Metacritic
- 2021 films
- 2021 documentary films
- Swedish films
- Swedish documentary films
- Films about sexual abuse
- Documentary films about violence against women
- MTV Films films