Zer is the story of a song, whispered to Jan's ear on his grandmother's deathbed. A survivor of Dersim Massacre, Zarife hid her identity, her past in her memory of this song. Raised in NYC, Jan begins a journey through Kurdistan, searching for his grandma's past and his own self.
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Cast
18 people
Nik Xhelilaj
Jan
Known for
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo
Güler Ökten
Zarife Nine
Known for
Black Money Love
Leyla and Mecnun
Kazım Öz
Zülfiye Akkulak
Mustafa Biber
Tomris İncer
Also in
One Thousand and One Nights
Love and Punishment
Meral Balik
Haleigh Ciel
Barbara
Also in
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Escape from North Korea
Adnan Hilton Pehlivan
Levent Özdilek
Sertac
Known for
Kuruluş Osman
The Prince
Turan Tokel
Füsun Demirel
Havva
Known for
Another Self
Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite
Kazım Öz Director
Worldwide gross $76K · First release April 11, 2017 · Produced in Türkiye
Box office
Worldwide gross
$76,271
Production
Köz Film
Production
Newa Film
Production
Türkiye
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
English · Kurdish · Turkish
Release dates
Türkiye · April 11, 2017
Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
Türkiye · April 21, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
November 11, 2017 · Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival
Greece
November 7, 2017 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Israel
October 6, 2017 · Haifa Film Festival
Italy
December 14, 2019
United Kingdom
June 22, 2017 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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