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Gulîstan, Land of Roses
20161 h 26 min 10 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Zaynê Akyol
Production: Yanick Létourneau (Périphéria Productions inc.)Colette Loumède (National Film Board of Canada)Mehmet Aktas (Mitosfilm)Sarah Mannering (Périphéria Productions inc.)Fanny Drew (Périphéria Productions inc.)Nathalie Cloutier (National Film Board of Canada)Denis McCready (National Film Board of Canada)
Script: Zaynê Akyol
Produced by Peripheria in co-production with the National Film Board of Canad and Mitosfilm, with the financial support of the Programme d'aide aux jeunes créateurs - SODEC.
In the mountains and deserts of Kurdistan, female PKK guerillas are fighting Daesh (the Islamic State). In this startling and intimate and immersive documentary, these revolutionary women invite us into their daily lives, speak frankly about their ideals and share reflections on their world.
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Subject categories
- Women > Military Forces
- War, Conflict and Peace > Women
- Social Studies > Development/Global Issues
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Feminism
- Civics/Citizenship > Human Rights
Credits
- participation
- Sozdar Cudî
- Rojen Bêrîtan
- Nupelda Herekol
- Silan Doxan
- Sozdar Cemal
- Avasin Silan
- Devrim Ciziri
- Evindar Delila
- Edessa Amara
- Zozan Botan
- Beritan Derik
- Azer Pepule
- Adar Ararat
- Bercem Amed
- Ronak Gever
- Erivan Mako
- Ahmet Rubar
- Feride Alkan
- Roza Sila Nuda
- Nujin Derik
- Binevs Batman
- Duran Kalkan
- Cuma Biliki
- Rubar Teyi
- Medya Huner
- Viyan Dilara
- Dayan Efrin
- Tavin Tekosin
- Beritan Urfa
- Berivan Sarya
- Serbest Zagros
- Berivan Dersim
- Axin Kici
- Hevidar Devrim
- Nuda Xemgin
- Tirej Serhed
- Berivan Efrin
- Simal Dilsoz
- Delil Cudi
- Kendal Amanos
- Xelil Gever
- Simko Sorkew
- Dilbirin Gewer
- Herekol Kici
- writer
- Zaynê Akyol
- director
- Zaynê Akyol
- executive producer
- Yanick Létourneau
- Colette Loumède
- Mehmet Aktas
- producer
- Sarah Mannering
- Fanny Drew
- Yanick Létourneau
- Mehmet Aktas
- Nathalie Cloutier
- Denis McCready
- director of photography
- Étienne Roussy
- editor
- Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
- assistant director
- Pamina Dittmann
- supplementary footage
- Zaynê Akyol
- soundman
- Vincent Laroche-Gagnon
- Adel Ton
- additional sound recording
- Shahram Ahmadian
- associate producer
- Zaynê Akyol
- production manager
- Sarah Mannering
- Fanny Drew
- Said Nur Akkus
- production coordinator
- Constance Malpel
- Chinda Phommarinh
- Isabelle Limoges
- production accountant
- Pascal Larose
- production assistant
- Janna Heine
- Nihat Nuyan
- Erdal Kirik
- Imad Lezgin
- driver
- Serdar Alturk
- script consultant
- Diane Poitras
- Mehmet Aktas
- post-production supervisor
- Andrée-Anne Roussel
- assistant editor
- Andrée-Anne Roussel
- sound design
- Olivier Calvert
- music composer
- Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux
- online editor
- Yannick Carrier
- technical support - editing
- Pierre Dupont
- Isabelle Painchaud
- Patrick Trahan
- re-recording
- Serge Boivin
- foley
- Lise Wedlock
- foley technician
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- graphic designer
- Marie-Claude Marquis
- Gabriel Jasmin
- marketing manager
- François Jacques
- marketing manager - assistance
- Michelle Rozon
- administrator
- Sia Koukoulas
- administrative assistant
- Pascale Savoie-Brideau
- technical coordinator
- Mira Mailhot
- line production
- Mélanie Lasnier
- legal consultant
- Remy Khouzam
- insurance
- Globalex
- financial services
- Banque Nationale du Canada
- translation
- Zaynê Akyol
- T&S Coop
- Berivan Almami
- Hatice Aktas
- subtitles
- Zaynê Akyol
- T&S Coop
- Mitosfilm
Awards
- Best New Talent from Quebec/CanadaRencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal
- Best Documentary (ex aequo with SHADOW WORLD) in the «TIME OF HISTORY» SectionInternational Film Festival
- Best Feature FilmFilm Festival
- Audience AwardEBS International Documentary Festival
- Spirit AwardEBS International Documentary Festival
- Doc Alliance Selection AwardDoc Alliance Films
- Etienne Roussy - Meilleure direction de la photographie- film documentaireGala Québec Cinéma
- Circulo Amerindiano PrizeHuman Rights International Film Festival
- Jury Award - Feature Film ex aequo with "The Digital Leader" by Adrian V. EagleHuman Rights International Film Festival
- Jury PrizeFilm Festival
- Jury Prize - Feature Film CompetitionLake Como Film Festival