Gulîstan, Land of Roses (2017)

  • NR
  • 03/08/2017 (FR)
  • Documentary, War
  • 1h 24m

Kurdish women fighters wage War on ISIS

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.

Zaynê Akyol

Director, Writer

Cast

Sozdar Cudî's headshot

Sozdar Cudî

Self
Rojen Bêrîtan's headshot

Rojen Bêrîtan

Self
Nupelda Herekol's headshot

Nupelda Herekol

Self
Silan Doxan's headshot

Silan Doxan

Self
Sozdar Cemal's headshot

Sozdar Cemal

Self
Avasin Silan's headshot

Avasin Silan

Self
Duran Kalkan's headshot

Duran Kalkan

Self

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