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Gulîstan, Land of Roses
Gulîstan, Land of Roses

Gulîstan, Land of Roses

7.2/10

1hr 24mins

Country:CA, DE

2016

DocumentaryWar
Spoken Languages: , Türkçe

Overview:

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.

Budget

$0.00

Production companies

mîtosfilm, Peripheria Productions, ONF | NFB

Genre

Documentary, War

Runtime

1hr 24mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

2016-08-23