Underplayed Gems

Peshmerga (2016)

Peshmerga poster
Directed by
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Genre
documentary film, war film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary follows the Kurdish Peshmerga fighters as they battle to create an independent state of Kurdistan. It shows the daily realities of their fight across parts of Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey.

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What happens

Peshmerga is a documentary film by the French intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy. It was granted a late entry to the 2016 Cannes Film Festival as a special screening. It consists of a "close-up look" at the Peshmerga, the fighting force of the Kurds, battling to establish the state of Kurdistan across the existing states of Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey. Peshmerga was chosen as an official selection at the New York Jewish Film Festival in January 2017. It was later screened at the United Nations in November 2017 and at the US Congress in March 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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