On the frontline of the Syrian war, a 30-year-old commander leads her female battalion to retake an ISIS-controlled city and emerges severely wounded, forcing her to redefine herself in this empowering tale of emancipation and freedom.
On the frontline of the Syrian war, a 30-year-old commander leads her female battalion to retake an ISIS-controlled city and emerges severely wounded, forcing her to redefine herself in this empowering tale of emancipation and freedom.
Technical specifications
Documentary feature
Title: Comandante Arian
Release date: 2018
Runtime: 80’
Genre: Documentary
Director: Alba Sotorra
Producers: Alba Sotorra, Stefano Strocci
Writers: Alba Sotorra, Jesper Osmund
Edition: Jesper Osmund, Tomas Ernst, Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Bernat Aragonès
Director of photography: Alba Sotorra
Original music: Mauricio Villavecchia
Metropolis Grand Jury Prize [Nominee]
– DOC NYC
Best Documentary [Nominee]
– Duhok International Film Festival
Best Documentary [Nominee]
– Premis Gaudí
Best International Documentary [Nominee]
–Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
Best Feature Film [Nominee]
– Maine International Film Festival
John Marshall Award [Nominee]
– Maine International Film Festival
Best Film [Nominee]
– One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
SIFF [Nominee]
– Shanghai International Documentary Festival
Best Documentary [Nominee]
– Sheffield International Documentary Festival
Best Film [Nominee]
–São Paulo International Film Festival
Best Documentary [Nominee]
– Valladolid International Film Festival
