Battle for Castle Itter vs For Sama
For Sama has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 1/10 for Battle for Castle Itter). Battle for Castle Itter is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 40m. For Sama is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Battle for Castle Itter
For Sama| Battle for Castle Itter | For Sama | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 1.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | War | Documentary, War |
| Country | – | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Director | Maximilian Elfeldt | Edward Watts, Waad al-Kateab |
| Main cast | Staša Nikolić, Frano Lasić, Daniel Grogan, Petar Arsić, Marko Filipović | Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Waad al-Kateab |
Synopsis
Battle for Castle Itter
A small detachment of the 12th Armored Division is sent to rescue French political prisoners near the end of WWII. The soldiers take an instant dislike to the elite French who are equally unimpressed with the small rag-tag force sent to save them. But as SS troops surround the castle, the soldiers and prisoners will have to fight together if they have any chance of surviving the onslaught of the Elite SS soldiers.
For Sama
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when…
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