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Gulîstan, Land of Roses (2016) [N/A]

Release Date:
August 23, 2016

Original Title:
گوڵستان، خاکی گوڵەکان

Genres:
Documentary | War

Production Companies:
ONF | NFB
Peripheria Productions
mîtosfilm

Production Countries:
Canada | Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 84

Kurdish women fighters wage War on ISIS

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They belong to the armed wing of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is also an active guerrilla movement. The mission of these female fighters? Defend Kurdish territory in Iraq and Syria, and defeat ISIS (the armed militants of the so-called Islamic State group), all while embodying a revolutionary ideal advocating female empowerment. As filmmaker Zaynê Akyol follows their highly regimented lives, seasoned fighters like Rojen and Sozdar openly share with us their most intimate thoughts and dreams. Even as fighting against ISIS intensifies in the Middle East, these women bravely continue their battle against barbarism. Offering a window into this largely unknown world, Gulîstan, Land of Roses exposes the hidden face of this highly mediatized war: the female, feminist face of a revolutionary group united by a common vision of freedom.

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Associate Producer:
Zaynê Akyol

Cinematography:
Étienne Roussy

Director:
Zaynê Akyol

Director of Photography:
Étienne Roussy

Editor:
Mathieu Bouchard-Malo

Executive Producer:
Mehmet Aktaş

Music:
Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux

Producer:
Mehmet Aktaş

Writer:
Zaynê Akyol

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