Jiyana Rewsenbireki Kurd: Casimê Celîl
Jiyana Rewsenbireki Kurd: Casimê Celîl

Jiyana Rewsenbireki Kurd: Casimê Celîl

December 10, 2021 | 56 min

Casimê Celîl was born into a Yezidi Kurdish family in 1908, in a village called Kızılkule, located in Digor, Kars. The village and family life, which he longed to remember throughout his life, ends with the massacre they endured in 1918. During his long road to Erivan, Armenia, he lost all his family members. Left all alone, Casim was placed into an orphanage and was forced to change his name. To remember who he was and where he came from, every morning he repeated the mantra “Navê min Casim e, Ez kurê Celîlim, Ez ji gundê Qizilquleyê Dîgorê me, Ez Kurdim, Kurdê Êzîdî me”, which translates to: “My name is Casim, I am the son of Celîl, I come from the village of Kızılkule in Digor, I am a Kurd, and I am Yezidi”. He clings to every piece of his culture he can find, reads, and saves whatever Kurdish literature or art he comes across. As the year’s pass, Casim finds himself with an impressive collection of Kurdish culture and history.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Xanima Rizgo

Naomi Scott

Casimê Celîl

Naomi Scott

Cemîla Celîl

Naomi Scott

Celîlê Celîl

Naomi Scott

Ordîxanê Celîl

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