What are you gonna do when the world’s on fire? Zaynê Akyol observes a fire that burns with seemingly inextinguishable force in Rojek. – – Rojek is a work of poetic inquisitiveness years-in-the-making. The film explores how the state recovers from the aftermath of war. More provocatively, though, Rojek interrogates the longevity of peacetime as Akyol, a Kurd herself, sits down with members of ISIS to learn what motivates them. This absorbing and admirably even-handed documentary looks the beast in the eye to weigh the context, cost, and consequences of fundamentalism.
Pat Mullen, POV Magazine
- Name in Original Language: Rojek
- Director: Zaynê Akyol
- Country: Canada
- Year: 2022
- Length: 127 min
- Cinematography: Nicolas Canniccioni, Arshia Shakiba
- Editing: Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
- Audio: Sylvain Brassard, Arshia Shakiba
- Music: Roger Tellier-Craig
- Production: Metafilms
Showtimes:
- Cinema Artis, hall 2: Wednesday, 1.02 - 19:45