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"Brave, striking, and powerful. Extraordinary. One of the Best (and Most Anticipated) Documentaries of 2024"
★★★★
"A remarkable story of real-life courage."
PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN
"Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad was 10 years old when Islamic State fighters raided her Yazidi village and sold her into sexual slavery. The gift of a film camera ‘saved her life’ and led to an award-winning documentary."
SAEED KAMALI DEHGHAN, THE GUARDIAN
★★★★
"The film derives its emotional force not least from the courage and candour with which Mediha opens up about what she has endured. She is lively, articulate, charismatic and manifestly blessed with imposing fortitude"
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“Powerful... Mediha offers hope. ”
"Crushingly beautiful"
"Revelatory...pulsates with a devastating optimism."
"Mediha offers what few documentaries covering this region’s conflicts do...By entrusting Mediha with the camera, Oswald has given her and her brothers an opportunity to exercise hope. They in turn have offered audiences a sacred invitation."
★★★★
“She is reminiscent, in many ways, of brave figures like Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg, and Iran's feminist activists.”
SASKIA BARON, THEARTSDESK.COM
★★★★★
"Hasan Oswald’s inspiring portrait of a courageous Yazidi girl is simply one of the best documentaries of the year."