Gulîstan, Land of Roses 2016
"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
Director: Zaynê Akyol
Cast
Sozdar Cudî
Self
Rojen Bêrîtan
Self
Nupelda Herekol
Self
Silan Doxan
Self
Sozdar Cemal
Self
Avasin Silan
Self
Duran Kalkan
Self