Girls of the Sun [Blu-ray]

Set in Kurdistan and directed by Eva Husson, the narrative follows the Girls of the Sun, an all-female Kurdish battalion, creating opposition against the extremists who have taken over their town. Led by Bahar (Golshifteh Farahani), the commander in chief who also has her own traumas to overcome, tha battalion are watched closely for three days during this siege by Mathilde (Emmanuelle Bercot), a French journalist who reports back on their exploits to the wider world.