Peshmerga

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Peshmerga

2016

1h 32m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Bernard-Henri Lévy travels to the front line between Iraqi Kurdista and Daesh troops.

Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Lévy is interested not only in the troops he accompanies, whose bravery he extols in purple, redundant language, but also the history of the region...

Jan 9, 2020

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Pamela Pianezza

Variety

A controversial French writer-philosopher redeems past attempts at self-aggrandizement with this in-the-trenches look at troops fighting ISIS.

Jun 2, 2016

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Jordan Mintzer

The Hollywood Reporter

Lotteau pieces together a comprehensive montage that reveals the Pesmerga's slow but steady advance along the front, in a war that looks to be far from over.

May 21, 2016

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Nathanael Hood

Unseen Films

Peshmerga is both insufferable as a documentary and downright insulting as a tribute to the men and women risking their lives against Daesh.

Rated: 3/10

Dec 27, 2018

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Bernard-Henri Lévy

Director

François Margolin

Producer

Jean-Fabien Dijoud

Original Music

Henri Graetz

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Nicolas Ker

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Camille Lotteau

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Bernard-Henri Lévy travels to the front line between Iraqi Kurdista and Daesh troops.

Director: Bernard-Henri Lévy
Producer: François Margolin
Production Co: Margo Cinema
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Kurdish
Runtime: 1h 32m