Kobanê (film)
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Directed by | Özlem Yasar |
Written by | Özlem Arzêba Medya Doz |
Produced by | Diyar Hesso |
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Cinematography | Cemil Kızıldağ |
Edited by | Emilie Orsini |
Music by | Mehmûd Berazî |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
Country | Syria |
Language | Kurdish |
Kobanê is a 2022 Kurdish war film about the Siege of Kobanî fought from October 2014 to January 2015 between the Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG) and the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) against the Islamic State. The film is directed by Özlem Yasar and produced by the Rojava Film Commune. It was shot in Al-Thawrah and Tebqa in Syria. The film focuses on the role of Kurdish women in the fighting.[1]
The film premiered in the city of Kobanê at the Cultural Centre on 20 September 2022.[2]
Synopsis[edit]
The film follows the life of Zohra, a 32 year old YPJ fighter who becomes the commander of her unit when the commander in-charge flees the battlefield. She leads the Kurdish forces to break the siege of Kobane and liberate the city in spite of the ISIS having stronger numbers and heavier weapons.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "The film of the Kobanê resistance will be on screen in 6 months". Medya News. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Kobanê premiering today in Northern and Eastern Syria". ANF News. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Kobanê film official poster released". ANF News. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Officiële filmposter van de film Kobanê vrijgegeven". Koerdisch Nieuws. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
External links[edit]
- 2022 films
- 2020s war films
- Films about Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- Films about revolutions
- Films about the Syrian civil war
- Guerrilla warfare in film
- Kurdish films
- Kurdish-language films
- People's Protection Units
- Siege films
- War films based on actual events
- Works about women in war
- Kobanî
- War film stubs