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In the grip of the Taliban’s oppression rule “Cinema Jazireh” is a poignant drama set in Afghanistan. Leyla disguises herself as a man to search for her missing son, Omid. Leyla’s journey intertwines with Azad, an orphan boy trapped in a creepy world of child abuse called “Bache Bazi”. As they confront unimaginable hardship, they discover the enduring power of resistance and whispers of hope that refuse to be silenced.
Director: Gözde Kural
Sound: Alireza Alavian
DOP : Adib Sobhani
Assistant Director : Beran Soysal
Editors : Gözde Kural, Bünyamin Bayansal
Colorist : Laurent Morel
Costume Designer : Ezgi Karayel
Production Designer : Babak Tahmili
Cast: Fereshteh Hosseini, Mazlum Sümer, Ali Karimi, Hamid Karimi, Meysam Demanze, Reza Akhlagrad
Producers:
Gözde Kural / Toz Film Production
Milad Khosravi / Seven Springs Pictures
Bulut Reyhanoğlu / KosKos Film
Co-production:
Svetla Tsotsorkova / FrontFilm
Andreea Dumitrescu / AVVA MIXX Studios
Bünyamin Bayansal, Emre Pekçakır / Soberworks
World sales and festival handling:
Seven Springs Pictures
“Believing in the existence of hope gives you the strength to resist,” Turkish writer-director Gözde Kural says about her second feature, part of Karlovy Vary’s main competition, and discusses the inspiration films, including ‘Titanic,’ can provide…. Read More
Afghanistan set Cinema Jazireh tells the story of Leyla (Fereshte Hosseini) who – after the Taliban massacre her family – tries to find her missing son Omid. On her journey she encounters Zubar (Mazlum Sümer) and Amad (Ali Karimi Waheed) working in a mysterious place in which men dress as women and whose own predicaments soon push her to her emotional limits… Read More
Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism withdrew its support for Gözde Kural’s drama “Cinema Jazireh” after watching it.
“We fought this decision, but they rejected it. I couldn’t believe it. It’s not even about Turkey, but apparently there were still things they didn’t want to see,” the Turkish director tells Variety.
Turkish filmmaker Gözde Kural returns to Afghanistan eight years after her feature debut, Dust, with Cinema Jazireh [+], which has world-premiered in Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe Competition and received the Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury (see the news). A 128-minute film with an unrelentingly bleak story, it will struggle to find exposure beyond the festival circuit despite the director’s gentle and perceptive approach…. Read More
