'For Sama' trivia and fun facts

Nowadays

Waad Al-Khateab and her family live now in the UK, after fleeing Syria. The couple had another child, Waad was pregnant when they escaped their home country.

Cannes

'For Sama' won best documentary prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

5 years

The film covers five years of the conflict, from the start of the protests against the Syrian government in 2012 until 2017.