A war of national liberation or a war against
terrorism? Filmmaker and acclaimed freelance
journalist Kevin McKiernan poses this question
at the outset of this stirring, provocative film
lensed by legendary cinematographer Haskell
Wexler. It's all in how you define "good" and
"bad": "Good Kurds" are those in Iraq; they're
Saddam Hussein's victims whom we want to
help. "Bad Kurds" are those waging an armed
insurrection against US ally Turkey; they're at
the receiving end of US weapons. McKiernan
went to northern Iraq to cover the uprising
against Saddam. Just a few miles away, no
one was covering the hidden war in Turkey,
so he decided to bring out the story. Good
Kurds, Bad Kurds brings sharp clarity to a
complicated history while providing disturbing
insight into both US immigration and foreign
policy.
Director - Kevin McKiernan
Distributor - Kevin McKiernan
Click here to read from Human Rights Watch's World Report on the background of this region.
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