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The Circle

2016 • 0h14m Drama

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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.

Details

Director

Rûken Tekeş

Screenplay

Rûken Tekeş

Cast

Müfit Aytekin

Sehmuz Demirtas

Delila Kaya

Release date

9/16/2016

Status

Released

Origin country

TR