''Klamek ji bo Beko'' (''A Song for Beko'') is a 1992 film written and directed by
Nizamettin Arıç Nizamettin is the Turkish version of the Muslim name Nizam al-Din. It may refer to:
* Nizamettin Arıç (born 1956), Kurdish singer
* Nizamettin Çalışkan (born 1987), Turkish footballer
* Nizamettin Erkmen (1919 - 1990), Turkish politician
*Niz ...
. It is one of the first
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
films.
Plot
The odyssey of a Kurdish man (Beko) in search of his brother, who has fled to avoid being drafted into the
Turkish Armed Forces
The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Chi ...
.
Plot Description
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Escaping arrest in Turkey, he flees to Syria and from there to Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also incl ...
, where he finally finds refuge among displaced children. In Iraq, Beko manages to survive the Iraqi chemical attacks in 1988, and along with a blind girl, he makes it to Germany. Eventually he discovers that his brother was drafted in the Army and killed in the conflict with Kurdish guerillas.
Awards
* Special Jury and Audience Awards, Fribourg International Film Festival
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, 1994.
* Audience Award, São Paulo International Film Festival
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, 1993.
* Audience Award, Angers European First Film Festival
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History
The first edition of this festival t ...
, 1993.
References
External links
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1992 films
1992 drama films
Kurdish films
Kurdish-language films
Kurdish words and phrases
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