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Stacey on the Front Line: Girls, Guns and Isis
8.0 / 10• 2017• 45m•NR• English
WarDocumentary
Storyline
September 2016: Stacey Dooley embeds herself on the frontline with the extraordinary all-female Yazidi battalion, who are fuelled to take revenge against the so-called Islamic State. As the battle to take Mosul from ISIS advances in Northern Iraq, in this extraordinary film for BBC Three, Stacey finds these young women's lives have been transformed by a desire to avenge their loved ones who were murdered by Isis.
Cast & Crew
Stacey Dooley
Herself - Presenter
LeadWhat People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Almudena Garcia-Parrado's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Stacey on the Front Line: Girls, Guns and Isis is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
