Zer is the story of a song, whispered to Jan's ear on his grandmother's deathbed. A survivor of Dersim Massacre, Zarife hid her identity, her past in her memory of this song. Raised in NYC, Jan begins a journey through Kurdistan, searching for his grandma's past and his own self.
Nik Xhelilaj
Jan
Güler Ökten
Zarife Nine
Tomris İncer
Haleigh Ciel
Barbara
Levent Özdilek
Sertac
Füsun Demirel
Havva
Ahmet Aslan
Dervis
José Ramón Rosario
Professor
Bülent Çolak
Deli
Zer is the story of a song, whispered to Jan's ear on his grandmother's deathbed. A survivor of Dersim Massacre, Zarife hid her identity, her past in her memory of this song. Raised in NYC, Jan begins a journey through Kurdistan, searching for his grandma's past and his own self.
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