Girls of the Sun

The commitment and understanding of the women who band together in the midst of tragedy and chaos is touchingly portrayed in a rare film that shows the experience of women in armed conflict.

This script is terrible, but the story and the filmmaking is very good.

"Girls of the Sun" has an air of authenticity and grit that's convincing, and Farahani, an Iranian-born actress, makes us care.

"Girls of the Sun" is a film of admirable ambition but vexingly uneven execution.

[I]f only more of "Girls of the Sun" had that empowering sentiment as a primary aim, the filmmaker's earnest intentions would manifest more organically.

Director and co-writer Eva Husson awkwardly combines taut action with treacly melodrama.

French director Eva Husson's second feature is a deeply affecting narrative that centers around a battalion of Kurdish women warriors who've survived brutal abuse from the extremest men...

I'm not sure it entirely works as a film, but do we need a portrait of modern women soldiers fighting for their nation and their families? Yes, we do.

Girls of the Sun may be a war movie, but its empathy and compassion are what win the day.

Girls of the Sun is a powerful, unblinking drama about the horror of war, offering a unique female-centric view into a conflict that ravaged so many.