THE CHILDREN OF DIYARBAKIR

The lives of 10-year-old Gülistan and her brother, Fırat, are turned upside down when their parents are murdered in front of their eyes. The children are forced to survive on their own in the streets of Diyarbakır.

Told from a child’s perspective, Miraz Bezar’s debut is a poignant melodrama with political overtones about the ethnic conflicts in southeast Turkey. Produced by Fatih Akın, this is a deeply-felt elegy dedicated to people whose lives are stolen by the hands of paramilitary forces.