Kobane

Sep 20, 2022

2h 38m

★ 6.4

Overview

Despite being outnumbered and outgunned, a female Kurdish fighter guides her fellow fighters in the resistance to defend their city, Kobanê, from the deadly threat of ISIS. A real story of war, sacrifice, love and hope that kept the whole world on tenterhooks.

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

Alba Sotorra

Demkat Films

Komîna Fîlm a Rojava

Med Film

art rec

Art Records GmbH

Kobane Trailers

Cast

Zehra

Dijle Arjîn

Gelhat

Awar Elî

Musa

Rêger Azad Kaya

Masiro

Xeyrî Garzan

Asmin

Nejbîr Xanim

Ebu Leyla

Mezher remedan Mame

Derya

Hicran cicek

Ranjbar

Merzan bekir

"Nû Jîn", New Life, with the slogan ' Woman is life. Life is resistance and resistance is Kobanê', depicts the daily life of women guerillas, Elif Kobanê (18), Vîyan Peyman and Arjîn, joining in the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) in their battle against ISIS. The documentary relates the ISIS assault of 15 September 2014 and the five-month resistance by the YPJ and People's Defense Units (YPG) through the lens of three women fighter

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