Movie·2015·0h 48m

New Life

Country

Iraq

Language

Kurdish

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The Story

Original title: Nû Jîn

"Nû Jîn", New Life, with the slogan ' Woman is life. Life is resistance and resistance is Kobanê', depicts the daily life of women guerillas, Elif Kobanê (18), Vîyan Peyman and Arjîn, joining in the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) in their battle against ISIS. The documentary relates the ISIS assault of 15 September 2014 and the five-month resistance by the YPJ and People's Defense Units (YPG) through the lens of three women fighter

Editor

Veysî Altay

Themes

resistancekurdistanfight for justicereal lifeisis (daesh)gender equalityrojavaypjypg

Production House

Mesopotamia Cinema Collective