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Reko and Pero, a young Yazidi couple, prepare for family life in their village Boza. Suddenly, Islamic State fighters attack the Shingal region of Kurdistan. At this moment, Reko is absent. Some villagers are able to flee, while the fighters take the young Yazidi girls and Pero captive. Pero has to sustain torture, humiliation and rape during her ordeal. When Reko hears of the attack, he tries to find his relatives and manages to find his parents. After they are safe in a refugee camp, Reko continues searching for Pero. In Syria, he is able to track her down with the assistance of some female Kurdish fighters. When she arrives at the refugee camp, however, Pero learns that the “new” freedom is equally difficult to surviving captivity. The proud Yazidi culture makes it impossible for Pero and Reko to find a way back to normality. ‘The Dark Wind’ continues to menace their future.

Credits

Director
Hussein Hassan
Screenwriter
Mehmet Aktas, Hussein Hassan
Producer
Mehmet Aktas
Cinematographer
Touraj Aslani
Editor
Ebrahim Saeedi
Music
Mustafa Biber
Cast
Rekesh Shehbaz, Diman Zandi, Maryam Boobani, Imad Lezgin

About the Director

Hussein Hassan
Hussein Hassan is a Kurdish director, writer and actor. In 2006, he shot ‘Narcissus Blossom’, his first feature-length film, which was screened in the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Amnesty International Film Prize, and at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2009, Hassan finished ‘Herman’, his second film as writer and director, which had its p

Producers

Mehmet Aktas

Mehmet Aktaş is a scriptwriter and producer. Born in Turkey, he moved to Berlin in 1995 where he founded the film distribution and production company mîtosfilm which specializes in international co-productions. Mehmet Aktaş has received several awards at recognized festivals for his productions and screenplays.

Screenwriters

Screenwriter
Hussein Hassan
Hussein Hassan is a Kurdish director, writer and actor. In 2006, he shot ‘Narcissus Blossom’, his first feature-length film, which was screened in the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Amnesty International Film Prize, and at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2009, Hassan finished ‘Herman’, his second film as writer and director, which had its p
Screenwriter
Mehmet Aktas
Mehmet Aktaş is a scriptwriter and producer. Born in Turkey, he moved to Berlin in 1995 where he founded the film distribution and production company mîtosfilm which specializes in international co-productions. Mehmet Aktaş has received several awards at recognized festivals for his productions and screenplays.
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