The "Film and Moving Image" of the Kunsthochschule in cooperation with the Filmladen Kassel e.V. present:
The Other Side of the River
Germany 2021
Director: Antonia Kilian
Length: 95 min.
Synopsis
The film tells the story of 19-year-old Hala, who escaped an arranged marriage by crossing the Euphrates to find a new home with a Kurdish women's defense unit - a unit that subsequently liberated her hometown of Minbij from the Islamic State. For their female comrades-in-arms, the enemy is not just IS, but patriarchy in general, with (forced) marriage as the ultimate institution of oppression.
The young women are trained in combat and educated in the feminist ideals of the Kurdish women's movement. Hala is deeply inspired by these teachings and is resolutely dedicated to the promise of liberating not only more women, but also her sisters, at any cost. But is there still room for freedom and even love in Hala's life when her mission takes over everything?
The Other Side of the River depicts Hala's determined, revolutionary journey while also illuminating another, parallel life experience: the director's own reflections on being a feminist and cultural outsider in a situation where the term "militant feminism" could be taken quite literally.
Afterwards: Antonia Kilian in conversation with Anna Berger and Jan Peters.
Date
22.01.25, 6 pm
Filmladen Kassel
Admission: 7,50 €