Xalko
2018 Canadian documentary film
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Xalko is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Sami Mermer and Hind Benchekroun and released in 2018.[1] The film profiles Mermer's own birthplace of Xalko, a Kurdish village in Turkey where the women are preserving Kurdish tradition after most of the men have left as refugees from the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[2]
Directed bySami Mermer
Hind Benchekroun
Hind Benchekroun
Produced bySami Mermer
Hind Benchekroun
Hind Benchekroun
CinematographySami Mermer
Edited byRené Roberge
| Xalko | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sami Mermer Hind Benchekroun |
| Produced by | Sami Mermer Hind Benchekroun |
| Cinematography | Sami Mermer |
| Edited by | René Roberge |
Production company | Les Films de la tortue |
| Distributed by | Les Films du 3 Mars |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | Kurdish Turkish French |
The film premiered in November 2018 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival.[3] It won the Prix Iris for Best Documentary Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020,[4] and Mermer received a nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary.[5]
