synopsis
This wartime essay spends several months following the Kurdish fighters in their struggle against the Islamic State. Rich on information, the film is based on an emotional contrast between visually captivating footage of battle and the consequences of war, accompanied by the filmmaker’s strongly rhetorical commentary.
biography
French philosopher and intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy (1948) has written numerous books (e.g., Sartre: The Philosopher of the Twentieth Century, 2000, English 2003) and has also worked as a war reporter. He co-directed Bosna!, which won an award at the 1994 festival in Cannes.
more about film
| director: | Bernard-Henri Lévy |
| producer: | François Margolin |
| photography: | Ala Hoshyar Tayyeb, Olivier Jacquin |
| editing: | Camille Lotteau |
| music: | Nicolas Ker |
contact
MARGO CINEMA / Francois margolin / 22 rue des Coutures Saint Gervais / 75003 / Paris / France / +33147073412 / fmargolin@yahoo.fr
Film at festival
| premiere type: | East European Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2016 |
| section: | Special Event |
| format: | DCP |
| language: | French, Kurdish |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Bernard-Henri Lévy |
| original title: | Peshmerga |
| country: | France, Iraq |
| year: | 2016 |
| running time: | 92 min. |
