GULISTAN LAND OF ROSES

They stand at the forefront of the fight for freedom in the Middle East. These young women belong to the armed wing of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is also an active guerrilla movement. In their camp hidden away in the mountains, the women lead a nomadic life, undergoing ideological and practical training before being sent out to the front lines. Their mission? To defend Kurdish territory in Iraq and Syria, and defeat ISIS (the armed militants of the so-called Islamic State group). CREW Director: Zaynê Akyol Producer: Sarah Mannering, Fanny Drew, Yanick Létourneau, Mehmet Aktaş, Nathalie Cloutier Operator: Etienne Roussy Editor: Mathieu Bouchard-Malo Sound: Olivier Calvert