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Refugee Poetry
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Refugee Poetry

Apr 2, 2016
0h 4m
★ 10.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure
Documentary
War
Drama

Production Companies

Apeiron Films

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Cast

Zeravan Khalil

Poet

Zeravan Khalil