Good Kurds, Bad Kurds


1h 12m 2007

Brief Synopsis

A chronicle which details the human rights disaster that was the ethnic cleansing of Kurds in Turkey. The documentary features war zone footage and a close-up view of life for one Kurdish family trying to start over again in Santa Barbara, California. With a population of 25 million spilling over th

Film Details

Also Known As
Good Kurds, Bad Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends but the Mountains
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Passion River
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Turkey; Santa Barbara, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m

Synopsis

A chronicle which details the human rights disaster that was the ethnic cleansing of Kurds in Turkey. The documentary features war zone footage and a close-up view of life for one Kurdish family trying to start over again in Santa Barbara, California. With a population of 25 million spilling over the borders of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and the former Soviet Union, the Kurds have maintained their way of life for more than 2000 years. However, in Turkey they are forbidden to speak their own language or to call their children by Kurdish names, while in nearby Iraq, the Kurds have been supported in their fight for identity by the United States. This division in the eyes of the international community into "good Kurds" and "bad Kurds" brings into focus what the film suggests is an inequity in American human rights policies.

Film Details

Also Known As
Good Kurds, Bad Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends but the Mountains
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Passion River
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Turkey; Santa Barbara, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of Best Documentary at the 2000 Atlanta Film & Video Festival.

Winner of the Human Rights Award at the 2000 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Released in United States January 30, 2007

Released in United States on DVD January 30, 2007

Shown at Atlanta Film & Video Festival May 13-21, 2000.

Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City June 14-29, 2000.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 2-12, 2000.

Shown at Slamdance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 22-29, 2000.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.

World premiere at Slamdance 2000 Film Festival.

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Released in United States January 30, 2007

Released in United States on DVD January 30, 2007