Refugee Poetry

Refugee Poetry

On his route through the Alps in Tyrol, a Kurdish refugee writes a poem.

2016 ku 4 minutes

Rating: 10

Plot

The Kurdish Iraqi poet and actor Zeravan Khalil travels with his dog through an Alpine gorge after fleeing from IS war and genocide. As he remembers the abomination, he writes a poem with the title “You drive me mad” in Kurmanji Kurdish. In his home country, Yazidic Kurds are forbidden to work in his profession. Then he eats his apple and wanders through Europe’s middle with more hope.

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Cast

Zeravan Khalil

Zeravan Khalil

Poet

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