Peshmerga
From July to December 2015, with a camera team in tow, Bernard-Henri Lévy journeyed 1,000 km along the frontline separating Iraqi Kurdistan from Islamic State troops. The journey resulted in an illustrated logbook offering a special insight into an unfinished war with a global impact. Alongside the Peshmergas – Kurdish fighters imbued with a spirit of unfailing determination in their fight against obscurantism and jihadism, the film takes us from the heights of Mosul to the heart of the Sinjar mountains, passing the last Christian monasteries threatened with destruction along the way. A tale peopled by real characters, men and women whose faces are rarely seen...
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14 people
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Self
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Bakhtiyar Muhammad
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Ameed Bahram
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Mike Barzani
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Sirwan Barzani
Peshmerga
Ahmed Gardi
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Maghdid Harki
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Sheikh Jafar
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Kemal Kirkuki
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Sabah Zangana
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Général Harass
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Bernard-Henri Lévy Director · Jean-Fabien Dijoud Composer Henri Graetz Composer
United States release January 10, 2020 · Produced in France · Production Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma
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Margo Cinéma
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Canal+
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ARTE France Cinéma
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StudioCanal
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Margo Cinema
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France
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Original language
French
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French
Release dates
France · May 20, 2016
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · June 8, 2016
Theatrical
United States · January 10, 2020
Theatrical
United States
January 18, 2017 · Premiere · New York Jewish Film Festival
Denmark
March 23, 2017 · Premiere · CPH:DOX
Poland
May 12, 2017 · Premiere · Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
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