(گوڵستان، خاکی گوڵەکان)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Canada,

Germany

Genres:

Documentary,

War

Runtime:

84 minutes

Year:

2016

Directors:

Zaynê Akyol

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Production companies:

mîtosfilm,

Peripheria Productions,

ONF | NFB

Actors:

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Director of Photography

Editor

Writer

Director

Cinematography