ZER
by Kazim Öz
synopsis
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.
| international title: | Zer |
| original title: | Zer |
| country: | Germany, Turkey, United States |
| year: | 2017 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Kazim Öz |
| film run: | 113' |
| screenplay: | Kazim Öz |
| cast: | Ahmet Aslan, Haleigh Ciel, Füsun Demirel, Jeffery Desalu, Tomris Incer, José Ramón Rosario, Teresa Anne Volgenau, Nik Xhelilaj, Bülent Çolak, Güler Ökten |
| cinematography by: | Eyüp Boz, Feza Çaldıran, Orçun Özkilinç |
| film editing: | Thomas Balkenhol, Kazim Öz |
| art director: | Babak Tahmili |
| music: | Mustafa Biber |
| producer: | Turan Tokel, Kazim Öz, Meral Balik |
| co-producer: | Adnan Hilton Pehlivan |
| executive producer: | Meral Balik |
| associate producer: | Adnan Hilton Pehlivan, Zülfiye Akkulak, Ismail Öz |
| production: | Köz Film (TR), Newa Film (TR) |
