The Circle

The Circle

14 mins | Drama | Sept. 16, 2016

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.

The Circle

14 mins | Drama | Sept. 16, 2016

The Circle
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.
Producers
Original title Hevêrk
Directors Rûken Tekeş
Writers Rûken Tekeş

Cast

Müfit Aytekin

as Teacher

Sehmuz Demirtas

as Bekir

Delila Kaya

as Zelal

Emircan Kaya

as Zeki