New Life

Name: New Life
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Released: 2015-09-01

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Storyline

"Nû Jîn", New Life, with the slogan ' Woman is life. Life is resistance and resistance is Kobanê', depicts the daily life of women guerillas, Elif Kobanê (18), Vîyan Peyman and Arjîn, joining in the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) in their battle against ISIS. The documentary relates the ISIS assault of 15 September 2014 and the five-month resistance by the YPJ and People's Defense Units (YPG) through the lens of three women fighter

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Details

DirectorVeysî Altay

ReleasedSep 1, 2015

StatusReleased

Original languageKurdish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Mesopotamia Cinema Collective

Reviews

5 reviews · 4 critics

2 fresh · 2 rotten

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesJan 1, 2000

Alda's purpose is to show us fairly typical people going through fairly typical things. They live, we watch. On that voyeuristic level, the movie works.

David Nusair

RTReel Film ReviewsFeb 20, 2023

...a familiar premise that’s employed to erratic yet mostly engaging effect...

Rene Jordan

RTEl Nuevo Herald (Miami)Jul 1, 2022

Nothing new, otherwise a predictable preamble to Steve and Jackie declaring themselves defeated and returning to their plucked conjugal nest. [Full review in Spanish]

Mary Ann Brussat

RTSpirituality & PracticeAug 27, 2004

Has little of importance to say about marriage, divorce, or the dating game. And the four lead characters are thoroughly uninteresting.