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Synopsis

Kawa Nemir is like a walking dictionary of Kurdish language. He flees Turkey and takes refuge at Anne Frank’s former house in Amsterdam. Will he be able to finish the translation of Ulysses and publish it?

Our take

Contemplating language and politics, Aylin Kuryel and Fırat Yücel craft a multi-textured narrative that captures Kawa Nemir’s odyssey to preserve Kurdish culture through James Joyce’s prose. A thought-provoking testament to the power of words, poised against a backdrop of exile and resistance.