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Kani Spi (The White Spring)

Three sisters of one family that most of its male members were killed, each tell their story, the story of being forced into becoming sex slaves and how they set free from ISIS and cleansed themselves once again by the water of (Kani Spi) the white spring in Lalesh.
On the 3rd of August, 2014 ISIS militants attacked Shingal city and its surrounding villages, they killed thousands Ezidi men and kidnapped their wives and daughters, after 4 years of that disaster and the liberation of Shingal and Mosul by Peshmarga and Iraqi army forces, 68 mass graves have been found and more than a thousand women and girls have been returned to their families or they have been re-purchased again from ISIL, the fate of 3000 women, girls and children is still unknown.

  • Khesrew Heme Kerim
    Director
  • Khesrew Heme Kerim
    Writer
  • Horen Ghareeb
    Producer
  • Krmanj Faraj
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    historical, Advocacy, women, war
  • Runtime:
    26 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 14, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Iraq
  • Country of Filming:
    Iraq
  • Language:
    Kurdish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Belgefilm
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Khesrew Heme Kerim

Khasraw Hama Karim, (born in the city of Halabja (Iraq) in 1971) is a Irak - Germany director, producer, and camera operator whose career spans more than two decades. He graduated from high school and in 1996, migrated to Germany and currently resides in Cologne where he graduated from Academy of Media Arts Cologne. As a Camera Operator and film director, he worked in Iraq, German, Netherland, and Italy and has directed works in more than 18 documentaries and one Short film.

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