Movie

For Sama

“An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.”

★ 8.2(309)20191h 40m

For Sama is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in Canada. Availability checked 11 June 2026.

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Director: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
Release date: 2019-07-26
Runtime: 1h 40m
Language: Arabic
Status: Released
Country: Syrian Arab Republic
Studio: ITN Productions

For Sama — trailer

About For Sama

For Sama is a 2019 movie in the Documentary and War genres, directed by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts, starring Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab and Waad al-Kateab. It has a runtime of 1 hour 40 minutes. It holds an average rating of 8.2/10 from 309 viewers. Below you can see where to watch For Sama in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.