Girls' War

Girls' War

2016 fr 53 minutes

Rating: 8.8

Plot

As the forces of ISIS and Assad tear through villages and society in Syria and Northern Iraq, a group of brave and idealistic women are taking up arms against them—and winning inspiring victories. Members of “The Free Women’s Party” come from Paris, Turkish Kurdistan, and other parts of the world. Their dream: To create a Democratic Syria, and a society based on gender equality. Guns in hand, these women are carrying on a movement with roots that run 40 years deep in the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey. GIRL’S WAR honors the legacy of Sakine Cansiz, co-founder of the PKK who was assassinated in Paris in 2013, and reflects on the sacrifices made by all of the women in the movement, who have endured jail, rape, war, and persecution in their quest to liberate their lives and sisters from male dominance. With scenes of solidarity, strength, and love amongst these brave women soldiers, GIRL'S WAR is a surprising story of Middle Eastern feminism on the front lines.

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Cast

Sakine Cansız (Sara)

Sakine Cansız (Sara)

herself

Aysel Doğan

Aysel Doğan

herself

Gültan Kışanak

Gültan Kışanak

herself

Nurhayat Altun

Nurhayat Altun

herself

Ayla Akat

Ayla Akat

herself

Pelda

Pelda

herself

Mizgîn

Mizgîn

herself

Doktor Medya

Doktor Medya

herself

Nasrin Abdallah

Nasrin Abdallah

herself

Abdullah Öcalan

Abdullah Öcalan

himself

Leyla Zana

Leyla Zana

herself

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