Movies and TvShows featuring "kurdish-culture" theme.

The Wind Will Carry Us follows an engineer who travels to a remote rural village in Iran for an assignment. As he waits for his mission to begin, he becomes fascinated by the daily lives and traditions of the villagers. He forms relationships with the locals and delves into the complexities of their lives, including a matriarchal family, a dying boy, and an ongoing project to dig a well. With minimalism and slow cinema techniques, the film explores themes of urban-rural divide, tradition, and the circle of life and death.

Every year, a Kurdish family leaves Gaziantep (Anatolia) to work on the land near Ankara. This thankless life of seasonal labor turns upside down when the eldest son falls in love.

In Paris' cosmopolitan and colorful 10th arrondissement, Philippe, who's fresh out of prison, crosses paths with Avdal, a Kurd who is trying to track down an Iraqi war criminal. Avdal, who dreams of staying in France, plans to bring his fiancee Siba to Paris. She's due to arrive in the next few days. The two men strike up a friendship and when Avdal dies suddenly and unexpectedly, Philippe finds himself left to organize the funeral arrangements. What should he do with the body? Siba arrives in Paris, and soon learns that Avdal has died. She is taken in by a group of Kurdish men and before long she also meets Philippe - all of whom are quite smitten by her beauty. Meanwhile, Avdal's father Cheto, a devout Muslim, comes to Paris to grieve for his son. He intends to force Siba to return to her homeland, but the young woman has now had a taste of freedom.

The Kurdish Iraqi poet and actor Zeravan Khalil travels with his dog through an Alpine gorge after fleeing from IS war and genocide. As he remembers the abomination, he writes a poem with the title “You drive me mad” in Kurmanji Kurdish. In his home country, Yazidic Kurds are forbidden to work in his profession. Then he eats his apple and wanders through Europe’s middle with more hope.

A powerful account of the Kolbari covert goods traden between the Kurdish cities and towns of Iran and borders of Iraq. The film follows Hamid and Yasser over six years as they contend with the life threatening conditions they and their families have to face to survive. A rare insight into the plight of the Kurdish people, this is an elegant portrait of a marginalised people, where the palpable sense of risk and danger is contrasted with the gentle rhythms of family life under harsh conditions.

Dust Cloth is a drama movie that revolves around a single mother's difficult journey to provide for her family while living in a luxurious apartment. The film explores themes of poverty, Kurdish women and culture, dysfunctional family dynamics, and the challenges faced by a cleaning lady. It also delves into the complexities of a break-up and the impact it has on the protagonist's life.

Banaz, a young Kurdish woman in London, endures a life filled with oppression and domestic violence. When she falls in love with Rahmat, an Iraqi refugee, their love becomes a target of her own family's honor killing plot. Despite seeking help from the police, Banaz's pleas are ignored, leading to a tragic fate.