Girls Of The Sun May 2026

A former lawyer and survivor of ISIS captivity who now leads the "Girls of the Sun," a battalion of women seeking to liberate their hometown and rescue their kidnapped children.

Critics generally praised the film’s intentions and performances but were divided on its execution: Girls of the Sun

While the characters are fictional, the film is inspired by the real events of the 2014 Sinjar massacre , where thousands of Yazidi women were captured by ISIS. Many survivors escaped to form combat units—most notably the —to fight back against the extremists. Critical Reception A former lawyer and survivor of ISIS captivity