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2019 | DIRECTED BY WAAD AL-KHATEAB AND EDWARD WATTS

For Sama

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Movie Stats
Year
2019
Runtime
 100 minutes (1 hr 40 mins)
Select Cast
Hamza Al-Khateab
Sama Al-Khateab
Waad Al-Khateab
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
21st Sep 2019
Last viewed:
22nd Jun 2025
Total views:
22
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
26th July 2019
6 years 4 months 13 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £128 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $9.4 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
18,008 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
1,021 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 13th Sep '19
  • Debut position: 21
  • Highest position: 21
  • Debut gross: £39 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9
US Box Office
  • Release: 26th Jul '19
  • Debut position: 34
  • Highest position: 34
  • Debut gross: $9.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
waad al-khateab Waad Al-Khateab
edward watts Edward Watts
Starring
Hamza Al-KhateabHimself
Sama Al-KhateabHerself
Waad Al-KhateabHerself

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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
21
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
9
Total UK Gross:
£128,034
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
For Sama
13 Sep 2019
21N
£39,001
£39,001
20 Sep 2019
30▼
£13,866
£83,463
27 Sep 2019
31▼
£5,858
£104,204
4 Oct 2019
47▼
£1,847
£112,095
11 Oct 2019
50▼
£2,088
£117,444
18 Oct 2019
56▼
£1,406
£121,400
25 Oct 2019
56▲▼
£338
£123,701
1 Nov 2019
41▲
£2,972
£127,837
8 Nov 2019
66▼
£113
£128,034

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
34
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
1
Total US Gross:
$9,350
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
26 Jul 2019
34N
$9,350
$9,350

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Genres
Documentary
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News from around the web
Film Screening: For Sama  Middle East Institute Fri, 21st February 2025

For Sama (2019) ⭐ 8.5 | Documentary, Biography, War  IMDb Thu, 17th January 2019

For Sama review – affecting chronicle of life in war-torn Aleppo  The Guardian Sun, 15th September 2019

31 Documentaries to Help You Make Sense of the World  Harper's BAZAAR Wed, 18th June 2025

For Sama: Acclaimed Syria documentary wins British Independent Film Awards  BBC Mon, 2nd December 2019

For Sama and the female perspective on war  BBC Fri, 13th September 2019

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