Peshmerga (film) explained

Peshmerga
Director:Bernard-Henri Lévy
Runtime:92 minutes
Country:France
Language:Kurdish, French

Peshmerga is a documentary film by the French intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy. It was granted a late entry to the 2016 Cannes Film Festival as a special screening. It consists of a "close-up look" at the Peshmerga, the fighting force of the Kurds, battling to establish the state of Kurdistan across the existing states of Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey.[1]

Peshmerga was chosen as an official selection at the New York Jewish Film Festival in January 2017.[2] It was later screened at the United Nations in November 2017 [3] and at the US Congress in March 2018.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Frater. Patrick. Cannes Adds Bernard-Henri Levy's 'Peshmerga' to Official Selection. Variety. 16 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Film at Lincoln Center . December 12, 2016 . Main Slate of 26th New York Jewish Film Festival Revealed . Film at Lincoln Center.
  3. Web site: Rudaw . November 29, 2017 . Filmmaker brings Peshmerga to United Nations . Rudaw.
  4. Web site: Ali . Rebaz . March 7, 2018 . Peshmerga documentary screened on Capitol Hill . Rudaw.