'Girls Of The Sun' trivia and fun facts
Heroines
The Girls of the Sun is dedicated to heroines.
TIFF
The film's premiere was in Toronto at TIFF in September 2018.
Origin of the story
Eva Husson was interested in this project three years ago, after coming across stories of captive women who escaped and took up arms.
Violence and the film
In terms of dealing with violence, two things were a problem for Eva Husson. The first came from the fact that, in the history of cinema, the portrayal of violence against women is often close to voyeurism, sometimes with intense victimization of it.
Origin of the story
Eva Husson was interested in this project three years ago, after coming across stories of captive women who escaped and took up arms.
French voices
The opening and closing voice-overs were added late in post-production only to have French be the main language of the film and thus guarantee financial support from French institutions.
Rumour
Julie Delpy was initially attached to play Mathilde but later replaced by Emmanuelle Bercot.
Kurdistan trip
To prepare the film, Eva Husson went to Kurdistan and tried to meet all possible factions on the Kurdish side. The filmmaker did not want to go into contact with extremists because she felt that it was not about her. On the other hand, she went to the front, and to refugee camps, to collect the testimonies of women who had escaped.