The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
After the impressive Gulistan, Land of Roses (VdR 2016), the Kurdish filmmaker Zaynê Akyol returns with these conversations with imprisoned members of the Islamic State, alternating their words with aerial views of the countryside. An unexpected look at a far-reaching current political issue and a film whose subject matter and rhythm create an impressive cinematic object.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Zaynê AkyolDirector
- Roger Tellier-CraigOriginal Music Composer
- Zaynê AkyolWriter
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Themes
prisoner of warislamsocial documentaryisis (daesh)political documentaryislamismwar absurditypolitical prisonersdocumentaryislamic studieswar documentary