Peshmerga (film)
Peshmerga is a documentary film by the French intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy. It was granted a late entry to the 2016 Cannes Film Festival as a special screening. It consists of a "close-up look" at the Peshmerga, the fighting force of the Kurds, battling to establish the state of Kurdistan across the existing states of Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey.[1]
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Directed by | Bernard-Henri Lévy |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | France |
Languages | Kurdish, French |
See also
- Kurdish Cinema
- Gulîstan, Land of Roses, a 2016 documentary film about women PKK fighters
References
- Frater, Patrick (16 May 2016). "Cannes Adds Bernard-Henri Levy's 'Peshmerga' to Official Selection". Variety.
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