{"id":538,"date":"2026-02-10T10:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newafilm.net\/en\/?page_id=538"},"modified":"2026-02-10T10:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:57:31","slug":"zer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newafilm.net\/en\/zer\/","title":{"rendered":"Zer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: #e8f3f9;\">\n<h1>Zer<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/newafilm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/newa-film_zer-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"544\" \/><\/p>\n<div class='content-column two_third'><div style=\"padding:10px 10px 10px 15px;\">Jan, a young man who has grown up in New York, is moved by a song that grandmother sings to him on her deathbed. She tells him about a recurring nightmare that she experienced as a child in a terrible massacre. After her death, Jan travels to Kurdish coreland, searching for the truth behind the song she sang. His journey takes him deep into his own unknown heritage, revealing sad, violently hidden truths and the importance of what the grandmother has left behind. An enigmatic, lyrical and moving meditation on the scars of a troubled region with a beautiful cinematography and mystical undertones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trailer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"elastic-video\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ZER fragman\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O1iMpoaxlgM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><div class='content-column one_third last_column'><div style=\"padding:10px 10px 10px 10px;\"><strong>Feature film, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book &amp; Director:<\/strong> Kaz\u0131m \u00d6z<br \/>\n<strong>Coproduction:<\/strong> K\u00f6z Film &amp; Newa Film<br \/>\n<strong>Funding:<\/strong> Ministry of Culture and Tourism Turkey, German-Turkish\u00a0 Co-Production Development Fonds<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realfictionfilme.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>www.realfictionfilme.de<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Festivals:<\/strong><br \/>\n36th Istanbul International Film Festival<br \/>\n28th Ankara International Film Festival<br \/>\n70th Edinburgh International Film Festival &#8211; International Premiere<br \/>\n23th Nancy International Film Festival &#8211; Competition<br \/>\n5th Dohuk International Film Festival- Opening Film<br \/>\nSilk Screen Film Festival, USA<br \/>\n66th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg- nominated for &#8220;Audience Award&#8221; and for &#8220;Grand Newcomer Award&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awards:<\/strong><br \/>\nGrand Prix du Publique &#8211; Nancy International Film Festival<br \/>\nFIBRESCI- The International Film Critics Prize \u2013 Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg<br \/>\nAudience Award- International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg<br \/>\nBest Film- 16. 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