The Children of Diyarbakir
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Cast & Crew
Miraz Bezar
Fahriye Celik
Berivan Ayaz
Hakan Karsak
Muhammed Al
Senay Orak
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1990s, Turkish Kurdistan. One night in May, on an empty road near Diyarbakir, the lives of ten year old Gulistan and her brother Firat are changed forever. Their father, a political journalist, and their mother are killed by state security forces right before their very eyes. Having lost all other relatives during the civil war, Gulistan and Firat are forced to find a way to survive on their own.
Director
Miraz Bezar
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Gaztea Saria Prize at the 2009 San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Released in United States September 2009
Released in United States 2010
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-New Directors) September 18-26, 2009.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 20-June 13, 2010.
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-New Directors) September 18-26, 2009.)
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 20-June 13, 2010. )
