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IMDb rating 6.8
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Critic rating 8.2

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Critic Shayna Maci Warner
rated 9

Come revolution or continued resistance, come rain or shine, long live the Sirens, and may their vision of a thrash metal utopia built among the abandoned buildings of Lebanon one day come true.

Read full review at Paste Magazine
Critic Jude Dry
rated 8

...an engrossing and humanizing narrative.

Read full review at Indie Wire
Critic Sheila O'Malley
rated 8

Baghdadi and lead editor Grace Zahrah piece together the footage into a collage of yearning, ambition, and what can only be called gumption. It's inspirational, of course, but it's also thoughtful and meditative.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Eric Diedrichs
rated 8

...en utmärkt dokumentär som ger en unik inblick i några unga kvinnors liv i en konservativ, religiöst präglad värld.

Read full review at Filmtopp

Cast & Crew

Rita Baghdadi
Director
Shery Bechara
As Self
Lilas Mayassi
As Self
Para One
Composer

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In the raw streets of Beirut, five young women form an unlikely bond through their shared passion for heavy metal music. Slave to Sirens, the first all-woman thrash metal band in the Middle East, is born. Amidst political unrest and the crumbling city, they find solace and strength in their music, negotiating the complexities of friendship, sexuality, and the destruction around them. Director Rita Baghdadi follows the band's founders and guitarists Lilas Mayassi and Shery Bechara as they navigate their emotional journeys with grace, raw passion, and a ferocious commitment to their art. A beacon of expression, resistance, and independence, Sirens is a powerful documentary that celebrates the power of music and sisterhood in the face of adversity.

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