Kurdish Movies

  • 1987
    We Called Him the Ugly King

    We Called Him the Ugly King

    We Called Him the Ugly King

    91987HD

    A mockumentary about Turkey-based Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor Yilmaz Güney, shot three years after the filmmaker's...

    We Called Him the Ugly King
  • 2026
    DEQ

    DEQ

    DEQ

    102026HD

    "DEQ" is a legacy in Kurdish Culture. A bridge between Human and Nature and a way to find meaning of life.

    DEQ
  • 2009
    American Herro

    American Herro

    American Herro

    02009HD

    American Herro is the remarkable story of a young Kurdish girl who comes to America as a refugee from Iraq and lives out the American dream. 30-years...

    American Herro
  • 1998
    In the Grip of the Generals

    In the Grip of the Generals

    In the Grip of the Generals

    01998HD

    With almost 800,000 men and 70,000 officers, the Turkish army is the second largest in NATO. This 1998 documentary by ZDF examines how this powerful...

    In the Grip of the Generals
  • 2013
    Following the Peacock

    Following the Peacock

    Following the Peacock

    02013HD

    This anthropological documentary introduces the Yezidis, a little-known minority of Northern Iraq, and follows the tour of their most sacred object,...

    Following the Peacock
  • 2001
    Road Blocks

    Road Blocks

    Road Blocks

    72001HD

    Ali, a Kurdish refugee, travels to Athens in search of his missing brother. He discovers that his brother paid to be smuggled into Italy but then...

    Road Blocks
  • 2024
    Safe Space

    Safe Space

    Safe Space

    02024HD

    This documentary discusses how LGBTIQA+ people experience the streets and nightlife of Istanbul in terms of a safe space through the unique, yet...

    Safe Space
  • 2016
    The Silence

    The Silence

    The Silence

    7.32016HD

    Fatma and her mother are Kurdish refugees living in Italy. One day at the hospital, Fatma learns her mother has breast cancer.

    The Silence
  • 2023
    Monologue

    Monologue

    Monologue

    02023HD

    Sivan Encü, a young Kurdish man, provided for his family by "smuggling" through the Turkish-Iraqi border. When he was murdered in the 2011...

    Monologue
  • 2016
    Traces: People of the Peacock

    Traces: People of the Peacock

    Traces: People of the Peacock

    02016HD

    Filmmaker Binevsa Bêrîvan travels to Armenia to capture the daily life, customs, and history of the country's Yazidi Kurdish community.

    Traces: People of the Peacock
  • 2024
    The Key

    The Key

    The Key

    02024HD

    A child becomes seriously ill and eventually dies as a result of his father’s actions. The father overcomes guilt and grief, withdraws from...

    The Key
  • 2020
    Rojava, l'avenir suspendu

    Rojava, l'avenir suspendu

    Rojava, l'avenir suspendu

    02020HD

    A documentary on Royava's suspended future, while caught in the crossfire between Damas, Ankara, Tehran and Moscow.

    Rojava, l'avenir suspendu
  • 2019
    Shadow of the Kurdish Mountain

    Shadow of the Kurdish Mountain

    Shadow of the Kurdish Mountain

    02019HD

    Documentary on the Turkish invasion of Afrin in Northern Syria in 2018.

    Shadow of the Kurdish Mountain
  • 2007
    Resistance

    Resistance

    Resistance

    02007HD

    In the panorama of Kurdish music, Koma Berxwedan (Group Resistance) is one of the most interesting, innovative, experimental groups. To a deep love...

    Resistance
  • 2011
    An Alley Behind Our House

    An Alley Behind Our House

    An Alley Behind Our House

    02011HD

    The story of two youngster girls who became the victims of female genital mutilation.

    An Alley Behind Our House
  • 2009
    The Last Season: Shawaks

    The Last Season: Shawaks

    The Last Season: Shawaks

    5.72009HD

    "The Last Season: Shawaks" revolves around an extended Shawak family whose life is marked by seasonal migration.

    The Last Season: Shawaks
  • 2014
    29

    29

    29

    02014HD

    In 2013, Selim Yildiz spent 29 days with Kurdish soldiers (PKK) and made his first documentary 29.

    29
  • 2016
    Pale Mirrors

    Pale Mirrors

    Pale Mirrors

    52016HD

    Shobo is a young woman who is in a misery situation for having a child, a decision that has a particular impact on her life and her people.

    Pale Mirrors
  • 2025
    Happy End

    Happy End

    Happy End

    02025HD

    Hana, a young woman, lives with an elderly husband but experiences love for the first time with young Ardalan. Following the village’s...

    Happy End
  • 2005
    Negezi!

    Negezi!

    Negezi!

    102005HD

    When his friends introduce him to a pretty girl, Aras falls in love with her and wants to propose to her.

    Negezi!