Gulîstan, Land of Roses

2016, 1h 24min -

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. Show more

"Gulîstan, Land of Roses" — movie produced in Canada and Germany and released in 2016. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 24min. "Gulîstan, Land of Roses" is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime. Click on a playlink to watch it now!