Gulîstan, Land of Roses

Gulîstan, Land of Roses (2016)

Kurdish women fighters wage War on ISIS

  • Genre: Documentary, War
  • Release Date: 2016-08-23
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 9 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
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  • Production Company: mîtosfilm
  • Production Country: Canada, Germany
  • Director: Zaynê Akyol
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Summary

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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  • Sozdar Cudî

    as Self
  • Rojen Bêrîtan

    as Self
  • Nupelda Herekol

    as Self
  • Silan Doxan

    as Self
  • Sozdar Cemal

    as Self
  • Avasin Silan

    as Self
  • Duran Kalkan

    as Self
Camera Étienne Roussy Director of Photography
Editing Mathieu Bouchard-Malo Editor
Writing Zaynê Akyol Writer
Directing Zaynê Akyol Director
Crew Étienne Roussy Cinematography
Production Zaynê Akyol Associate Producer
Production Mehmet Aktaş Executive Producer
Sound Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux Music
Production Mehmet Aktaş Producer