Rojek

Rojek

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Genre

Documentary

Director

Zaynê Akyol

Run time

2h 7min

What are you gonna do when the world’s on fire? Zaynê Akyol observes a fire that burns with seemingly inextinguishable force in Rojek. – – Rojek is a work of poetic inquisitiveness years-in-the-making. The film explores how the state recovers from the aftermath of war. More provocatively, though, Rojek interrogates the longevity of peacetime as Akyol, a Kurd herself, sits down with members of ISIS to learn what motivates them. This absorbing and admirably even-handed documentary looks the beast in the eye to weigh the context, cost, and consequences of fundamentalism.

Pat Mullen, POV Magazine

Genre

Documentary

Director

Zaynê Akyol

Run time

2h 7min

What are you gonna do when the world’s on fire? Zaynê Akyol observes a fire that burns with seemingly inextinguishable force in Rojek. – – Rojek is a work of poetic inquisitiveness years-in-the-making. The film explores how the state recovers from the aftermath of war. More provocatively, though, Rojek interrogates the longevity of peacetime as Akyol, a Kurd herself, sits down with members of ISIS to learn what motivates them. This absorbing and admirably even-handed documentary looks the beast in the eye to weigh the context, cost, and consequences of fundamentalism.

Pat Mullen, POV Magazine

Info

Rating

For All Audiences

Production year

2022

Global distributor

DocPoint Tallinn MTÜ

Local distributor

DocPoint Tallinn MTÜ

In cinema

2/1/2023