Summary
Bakur (North) is a documentary that invites its audience to reflect on a war that has been continuing for decades and gives an insightful look on its main subject, the PKK. The film follows the lives of the guerilla in three different camps on the Kurdish region (north) that lies within Turkish borders.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Public viewing safe
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- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 69
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9692Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2015
April 12, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryWarLanguage
Kurdish
Original language
Also spoken
TurkishMade in
Türkiye
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Ertuğrul Mavioğlu Director
- Çayan Demirel Director
Production · 1
- Ayşe Çetinbaş Producer
Editing · 1
- Burak Dal Editor
Sound · 1
- Ahmet Bawer Aydemir Sound Editor
Other crew · 1
- Koray Kesik Cinematography
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