The Circle
2016•14m•Released
Drama
The film is showcasing the discrimination and violence faced by Ezidi Kurds (Yazidis) due to their religion, in a symbolic event which took place between primary school children in Turkish part of Mesopotamia. This fiction film is inspired by true events in the region, performed by 39 local Kurdish children of Hasankeyf villages and shooted in Hasankeyf, an ancient city, which is planned to go under water in 2017 by Ilisu Hydroelectric Dam.
Director
Rûken Tekeş
Writer
Rûken Tekeş
Languages
Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish
Cast
Müfit Aytekin
Teacher
Sehmuz Demirtas
Bekir
Delila Kaya
Zelal
Emircan Kaya
Zeki
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