COMMANDER ARIAN - A STORY OF WOMEN, WAR & FREEDOM

By Alba SOTORRA CLUA

IWONDER - as BROAD

Documentary - Completed 2018

Hit by 5 bullets, commander Arian experiences the cost of war in the flesh as she is forced to redefine her role in the struggle for women’s freedom.

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    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • SPAIN, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • KURDISH
    • Duration
    • 105 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Alba SOTORRA CLUA
    • Producer(s)
    • Stefano STROCCHI
    • Synopsis
    • Director Alba Sotorra follows YPJ Commander Arian and her group of female fighters into the heart of the Syrian War, as they break through the siege of Kobane on an epic mission to liberate their lands from ISIS. Hit by 5 bullets, Arian is forced to deal with the wounds of war - both visible and invisible - and to find new ways to fight for women’s freedom.