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1. The Road (1982)

PG | 107 min | Drama

8.0

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When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.

Directors: Serif Gören, Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Tarik Akan, Serif Sezer, Halil Ergün, Meral Orhonsay

Votes: 14,545

2. The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama

7.4

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87 Metascore

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.

Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Behzad Dorani, Noghre Asadi, Roushan Karam Elmi, Bahman Ghobadi

Votes: 12,377 | Gross: $0.21M

3. Toz Bezi (2015)

99 min | Drama

6.6

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Nesrin and Hatun are two Kurdish cleaning women living in Istanbul. While Nesrin tries to survive with her little daughter, trying to understand why her husband left her, Hatun dreams of buying a house in the district where they clean.

Director: Ahu Öztürk | Stars: Asiye Dinçsoy, Nazan Kesal, Didem Inselel, Serra Yilmaz

Votes: 1,224

4. Si tu meurs, je te tue (2011)

R | 95 min | Drama

6.3

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In Paris' cosmopolitan and colorful 10th arrondissement, Philippe, who's fresh out of prison, crosses paths with Avdal, a Kurd who is trying to track down an Iraqi war criminal. Avdal, who ... See full summary »

Director: Hiner Saleem | Stars: Jonathan Zaccaï, Golshifteh Farahani, Billey Demirtas, Özz Nûjen

Votes: 496

5. Banaz: A Love Story (2012)

69 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

8.2

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This is a documentary film chronicling the brutal Honour Killing of Banaz Mahmod, a young British Kurdish woman in London, killed by her own family for choosing a life for herself.

Directors: Deeyah Khan, Darin Prindle | Stars: Nazir Afzal, Bobbie Cheema, Andy Craig, Caroline Goode

Votes: 248

6. Aylan Baby (2022)

Action, Crime, Drama

4.7

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Alan Kurdi (Kurdish: Alan Kurdî ), initially reported as Aylan Kurdi, was a three-year-old Syrian - The bodies of Kurdi and another child were discovered by two locals at around 6:30 am. The two men moved the bodies from the water,

Director: Omer Sarikaya | Stars: Wilma Elles, Preity Üpala, Ali Sabri Belaid, Mike Mitchell

Votes: 8

7. Jiyan (2002)

102 min | Drama, Romance, War

6.9

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Five years following the infamous chemical and biological bombing of Halabja, Diyari, a Kurdish/ American good Samaritan, returns to his homeland to build an orphanage in what is left of ... See full summary »

Director: Jano Rosebiani | Stars: Kurdo Galali, Pirshang Berzinji, Choman Hawrami, Enwer Shexani

Votes: 119

8. Le Gynécologue et son Interprète (2014)

Short, Drama

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Zelal earns his living as a Kurdish and Turkish translator-interpreter for a gynecologist. In order not to create cultural conflicts between the doctor and his patients, she must reflect on each sentence that she translates.

Director: Kudret Gunes | Stars: Juan Akdogan, Derya Ayverdi, Celia Guillon, Sima Katary