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August 2014. Daesh attacks villages in western Iraq.
They target the Yazidi minority, one of the oldest religions of Mesopotamia
Kurdish brigades fight back, with the support of a coalition and volunteers from around the world to defeat one of the greatest threats of our time.
At that time...
I did not know what they could do to us and what we were capable of.
I had my brothers, and a family, but I hadn't met yet my sisters in arms.
I still can not believe how fragile our happiness was
and how much this war was about to change me.
Keiro!
It all began that morning...
Hello.
Forget it. Yazidi girls only marry yazidis.
Go.
Since the attack on Mosul,
soldiers were watching over our village.
There were only a few
and not prepared for what was coming.
Thank you dad!
- How did you do? - In English, darling.
How do you expect to find work in the USA
if you don't practice your english?
OK. It must have been very expensive.
Don't you worry about that.
I was so excited to finish my painting...
I did not see how worried my father was...
or the soldiers leaving.
I was just hearing my mother
singing her favorite song.
It's beautiful!
Thank you.
Do you know who it is?
That's Malek Taous, God's favorite angel.
And... Why is he his favorite angel?
Ummm... Because he worships God
and only God.
I knew it!
It's not true.
Juror, spitting, it's true!
Let's go.
No, Keiro!
Our religion forbids us to spit on the ground.
I didn't really spit.
Keiro, it's even worse to lie.
Do you understand?
They are arriving! They are arriving! They are arriving!
Quick, go up!
Devil worshipers!
In his mercy,
the army of God,
Praise be to Almighty God...
gives you the chance
to redeem your apostasy.
Lay down your arms,
surrender your valuables
and nothing will happen to you.
They want the money.
Give it away, they will leave!
Not really, they lie!
Do not do that.
I am Sunni! Sunni!
The devil is here!
Put it here!
Only men,
not women.
Where are you taking them?
Don't talk to Abu Mariam!
Dad!
We also take the old?
Yes, but on another bus.
Not with the fresh ones.
Devil worshipers, convert to the true God.
Praise be to God.
Praise be to God!
Who are you to force us?
Your book says:
"No compulsion in religion."
Who are you to talk about the holy book? You don't even have one!
SISTERS IN ARMS
OCCUPIED ZONE
So what?
Where's my yazidie?
I would like to go buy one
with blue eyes,
or two with brown eyes!
Do not move!
Please, not a woman.
Let a man kill me!
Girls,
Do you see a man here?
There is no man here.
They attacked all of our villages.
I saw lots of girls from school.
Age?
16 years old.
- Height? Weight? - 1,70 m, 55 kg.
Age?
Height?
It's not your business! Go to hell!
We're going to watch you!
Not in the face, you moron! Did you watch her well?
Do you know how much she is worth?
Take her for inspection!
By what right?
Holy war!
Age?
Height? Weight?
19 years old.
1,60 m.
Weight?
I do not know.
Virgin?
Is he your son?
Is she your mom?
No.
It's my sister.
Do not move!
Hello, Colonel Sharan.
Grégory Mendez.
Coalition office is online.
Great video.
Have they ever fought before?
Of course.
They terrify the jihadists.
Really?
They think that being killed by a woman
keeps them from getting to heaven
and from getting virgins that come with it.
Fucking morons.
What would you do when the war is over?
Will you live with the Arabs peacefully?
I mean, you guys didn't even managed to do that between Kurds.
We dream of a Kurdistan that respects every culture and religion.
and... Do you really believe that yourself? - Yes, I do.
Who are the snipers?
The Snake Brigade.
Special Forces unit.
How Special?
Quite special indeed.
Can I interview them?
Hey! Don't use all the hot water like last time!
It wasn't me, it was already cold!
Yeah, right!
Have you showered?
Too hungry.
Bless oh lord this meal and those who prepared it.
... and give bread to those in need. So be it. Amen.
What?
Nothing.
Eat. You said you were hungry.
The kitchen did a great job!
Oh! Finally!
You had a fun time to complaint upon!
- Waterproof? - Of course!
How do you say "yummy" in Kurdish?
I have no idea.
Come on... Your have a Kurdish father, right?
Kurdish father, English mom and I grew up in Zanzibar.
Why else do you think they put me in the international brigade?
How we say "yummy" in Kurdish?
God is dead.
Whatever...
I heard you did well at the checkpoint.
No, there were too many of them.
But we managed to capture a group that were hanging behind.
That's good. It will worry them.
Are you alright?
It's just so hot.
It's even worse than back home.
You are the one that should have been born in England, not me.
All right, come on. Let's clear our heads. We deserved it.
Welcome!
What? We were here before!
They are the lieutenants of Abu Mariam.
Is that your first choice?
This one, they mutilated her face
but the rest...
is intact.
This one is very fresh.
Very, very fresh.
Look at her clear eyes.
And she has beautiful teeth.
Look, look!
Now I can see that.
But, now I recognize her.
She was in the group we took in Sinjar. Yeah!
She must give us a good price.
Of course.
I'll take her.
Keiro! Keiro!
He is my little brother!
Buy him and I'll do whatever you want! Please, whatever you want!
No, I can't.
No! Please!
Stop it!
Sit down!
What are we going to tell my sister?
The truth.
What do you mean?
That's God's will.
And that's the way it is.
By the law of God, it is forbidden to listen to music,
smoking, playing cards,
to stay alone in a room with a person of the opposite sex.
I'm gonna put her in your room,
It'll be easier to keep her locked up. You will sleep in the living room.
Tell me she's not staying?
Clean her up and give her some clothes!
Repeat after me.
There is no god but God.
Repeat after me! There is no god but God.
Let's go straight to those dramatic events here in Paris,
...three terrorists take hostages at separate locations
...and trigger a wave of fear right across the French capital.
This is the scene at the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris
a banner says "Paris is Charlie",
a mark of solidarity with Charlie Hebdo. Two alcaida......
They will pay for it.
At least
this time the whole world will see what's happening.
You should have told me about it.
It's a good sign. Our cause is becoming popular.
What's the matter?
New recruits.
Young?
Yeah. Younger and younger.
I can't take it anymore to send back coffins in countries I don't know.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
I’m Laura.
Welcome.
New comrades from France.
Our Kurds people are very grateful that you left your homes to come to fight for the opressed against the enemy.
Our revolution has no boundaries.
It is global, political, social, ecological.
It is a feminist revolution, right?
Yes. You are right. It is also a feminist revolution.
Our mothers have fought, our daughters will fight...
...we want to free women. This is our goal in life.
We want to create a new and better society.
What is "Phew"?
They are lovers.
Really.
That's enough.
Can I ask you a question?
Yes.
Can we get our phones back?
No phones, no sex, no life. You are here to fight. OK.
Here is your room.
Tomorrow, training.
I'll let you with your comrades.
What did she say? Ah! Long live free Kurdistan!
I don't get it. Why we can't have our phones back?
You will get them back after a month.
When you are more used to not being connected all the time.
When you go on a mission, you can take propaganda pictures, selfies.
But without your SIM card. Is that right?
It's the rules. Not to get spotted.
Let's take a pic.
By the law of God, it is forbidden to eat tomatoes
whose heart looks like a cross
and make love to a corpse
more than an hour after her death.
Toilet!
Wake up. Come on!
Wake up, comrades! Wake up!
Come on, practice.
I volunteered as a nurse.
Not to fight.
When one of those fuckers tries to get you,
you'll be happy to have this. Believe me.
From now on this is your best friend.
My best friend is flat, fits in my pocket
and you took it away from me.
Six years in the army.
Eight months in guerrilla warfare.
Comrade Kurda!
Kurdish father.
Comrade Yael!
Military service in Israel.
Comrade Belkacem.
Silence!
Many years ago,
when Mesopotamia was not divided between Persians, Kurds and Arabs,
all men were respecting the Mother goddess.
Now, it is the coming of monotheism and capitalism
that the system of male domination imposed their laws.
You are not the first women fighters.
Viking women were fighting,
our Kurdish grandmothers were fighting against Turks.
But once women rebel,
they are erased from history,
erased from society.
And sent back home.
Sent back home
to be slaves.
But, not this time.
Because you are here to say to the world:
not this time.
What is this?
Where is your anger?
You did it!
It is so far!
It is part of training, comrade.
Why we didn't take one of those all-terrain vehicles back at the camp?
They looked awesome.
Well, we used them for the "Iraqi Freedom" operation.
The American army gave them to the Kurds.
We don't have enough for all the units,
...so we have to take turns.
By the way...
you americans
what a mess in Iraq.
Stop! We sleep here.
Yes! Finally.
May the hand of Jesus Christ
bless usand the food he gives us. Amen.
Seriously? After all that walking?
Amen! Thank you.
Normally, when we are on the move
we are not eating for several days.
But you are not enough trained...
Lucky us then.
Why did you say that we made a mess?
It's not America who messed things up in Iraq,
It's that fucking religion.
Well, yeah. Sooner or later, all religions end up pissing someone else.
No. Not all of them.
Well, yes, I mean Look at the crusades, the inquisition...
You say that because you are Muslim.
No, I'm saying that because I am French.
Of course. "French secularism"
Yes, French secularism. So, what?
What's wrong with you?
Are you serious?
Snake.
What snake?
Fuck!
Are there snakes around here, seriously?
Yeap! I'm warning you guys, I'm not sleeping here!
No way!
By God's law it is forbidden
to eat cucumbers recalling the masculine attribute in public.
If you move away from me, I'll call the virtue committee.
Hello my sister.
I am Nadia El Frankaoui.
Married to El Britani.
Nadia El Britani?
Long live the caliphate.
Go ahead.
God bless you
of this unfaithful.
This dog
is not a brother,
he is a traitor.
He reads forbidden books,
he lives like an apostate,
he serves the enemies of God,
just like these books.
Only fire
can purify it.
The almond beats the rose bud.
Whatever!
So why the date beat the almond?
Because it smothers it with its honey.
She's there!
Hide everything.
You'll see. You asked for it!
Why did you let her leave the house?
To carry the groseries.
But, that's your job.
You have to punish her.
You stop telling me what I have to do all the time.
You must punish her!
What did I just say?
Uncle?
Zara, is that you? Where are you?
With a foreign commander in downtown.
I'll exfiltrate you but first you have to escape.
I can not.
Listen. Get out of that house.
Hide and then call me.
Promise me.
Promised.
You need to know,
your brother is alive.
And we were able to buy your mother.
Don't worry, everything will be fine.
SLEEPING PILLS
That's enough, hurry up.
Eat.
Tastes better than your cooking.
Hold on!
Do you really want me to stay?
Wake up! She escaped! Wake up! She escaped!
Shit!
I escaped.
- Where are you? - On the market place, I think.
Calm down.
The smuggler will take you out of town.
Follow the main street and wait for him.
Okay.
Zara?... Zara?... Zara?... Zara?
What took you so long?
Get it!
Do you see that hill?
The free zone is behind it.
Other refugees are heading there.
Join them.
You are supposed to take me there. My uncle paid.
You were too late.
It is too dangerous.
Get out!
Run! 417 Get them! Get them!
Protect the refugees, we will attack!
Take shelter!
Watch out!
They killed our guys!
Let's go!
I got'em!
El Tounsi!
Come on! Come on! Fight!
Fuck!
Faster!
They're going after the refugees!
Pass me Snoopy! Snoopy coming!
Go, let's go!
What is that?
Mad Max.
A suicide tank.
Give me that!
Fire!
Fuck!
The phone! Give me the phone!
Now!
Run!
I do not see it.
Go for it! What are you waiting for? Drop it now!
Come on...
Look at them!
This is why we are here.
They took us all...
on top of the mountain
to execute us.
I felt
the bullet cross my body.
When they left...
I was still breathing.
The chief is coming.
What's up, chief?
Do you wanna sip?
No. Come on, go for it!
No. Come on, sip. For once!
She's doing it! For real?
Its good!
Keiro...
Your husband?
Yeah.
Let me guess...
He is in the army too.
He was.
He died 5 years ago.
An ambush in Iraq.
Fuck, Snipe.
I'm sorry.
I had no idea.
It's fine. It's OK.
"My dearest brother,
"Forgive me.
"I'm leaving to avenge our father and to find Keiro.
"I have to.
"I need to.
"If not, I will lose my mind.
"Take care of our mother.
"Take her to Germany.
"I need to know that you are safe.
"And one day,
"perhaps, if God and the angels are with us,
"I will find you and we will live together as a family again.
"I love you.
"As no sister has ever loved a brother. "
What's your name?
Zara.
I'm Laura.
Here everybody knows me as Mother Sun.
We all have a code name.
This is Lady Kurda.
Great to have you on board.
Our chief
is known as the Lioness of Kobane.
And the one driving is American Sniper,
but we call her Snipe.
Wait! Why don't Yael and I have a cool names like you guys?
It will come.
Really? Yeap.
Nice!
Well, in the meantime, am Yael.
And I'm Kenza by the way.
I am French. We are...
And this is Dushka, our goddess to all of us! Dushka! Dushka! Dushka! Dushka! Dushka!...
Zara, you will see, after training...
we always walk for hours...
and you never know where we are going.
We're going to the front.
OK, comrades?
We need to rest. Can we stop here?
Yeah, let's rest.
Hey, guys!
Check it out! You can take a swim.
For once, she won't be able to take all the water.
- She is good? - Too much!
Come on, be honest. This ain't fucking cold.
Frozen!
You don't want to come?
We can just put our feet in the water. Yes!
Hey, Zara!
Are you ready?
She's crazy.
Are you married?
No. That's probably the only stupid thing
that I managed to avoid doing.
But I have a boyfriend back home.
A cemetery?
So, they even attack the dead now?
These tombstones belong to the yézidi temple.
The jihadists have destroyed it.
They really hate you more than the Jews.
Really?
Not that much.
This is the 74th time my people have suffered genocide.
Wow! That much...
Turks and Arabs are trying to wipe them out for years.
Even some Kurds actually...
Not all the Kurds.
Don't start confusing them.
Maybe.
Comrades!
Come! We found a place to settle down!
Now!
Actually, we are quite the same you and I.
How so?
But if...
cool muslim, cool muslim.
Do you see these mountains?
They are my only religion.
Your parents are angry with God
by worshiping the devil.
That is why
your false angel didn't protect you.
Now,
you are His army
and you will fight His enemies.
Well done,
you deserved the key
to paradise.
Comrades
It is time for you to choose your war names.
Comrade Belkacem?
"Kahina".
OK. A very, very long time ago,
like a thousand years ago maybe,
it was the name of a Berber warrior queen
so, she used to ride on a horse
to terrorize her enemies.
Comrade Kahina,
Welcome.
May this name protect you.
And you, Comrade Cohen?
"Sashka".
Sashka?
It was my grandmother's nickname.
And, she was deported when she was your age,
And, she passed away
just before I join you.
Sashka,
may this name give you the strength to save the world.
You, Zara?
"Red Snake".
Becuse Red
is an important color for the yazidis
and because of you, Snake Brigade,
you saved me.
Welcome, Red Snake.
Welcome.
Always keep one last bullet on you.
It will save you from falling into enemy hands.
I hear you can draw too.
If you give me a drawing, I can tattoo it wherever you like.
I have not drawn anything since...
For how long had you been there?
It was... it was too long.
My little brother...
He is still with them,
somewhere.
What's his name?
Keiro.
We'll find him.
It's my sister.
Katia.
She died before I was born.
In the 90s in Algeria,
the jihadists said that they will kill any woman
going to school without wearing a veil.
Of course she refused.
And then my father
found her lying in a pool of her own blood.
Our neighbors killed her.
We circle them for weeks.
But we lack reinforcements.
Stay back.
Nice shot.
The infidels attacked from the south
Pray, my brothers.
You can still pray. We arrive!
So, What's next now?
We wait.
For what?
Sugar delivery!
For this.
Don't tell me we are bombing the village?
There are lots of civilians.
You go first.
What a smell!
Jihadist barbecue...
Stop.
The bastard didn't have time to detonate his bomb vest.
Don't touch it! They booby trap toys.
See the yellow wire? It's a mine.
They even scratch off women faces out of pictures?
I have my first aid kit in my backpack.
We are not here to save their supporters.
What supporter, Rosalyn?
It's a child.
What are you doing?
Do something, chief!
Where are you going?
Where do you think? To bring her back!
Take cover!
Down! Down!
You see him?
I don't see him.
Get down! Down!
Do you want to get us killed?
Stay down.
It's over for me.
It's over.
I love you, my sisters.
We share but I go first.
Stay down!
I got him. Let's go.
Hide! Hide!
Search every house!
Go1 Go! Go! Go! Go!
Hey, Chief, there is one alive!
It's El Britani.
It is him. It is him.
He's an officer.
We need to make him talk.
Our code of honor forbids us
from torturing our enemies.
Not like you, animals.
Well, that's a shame.
If the tables were turned I'll take my time and enjoy it.
I know where Abu Mariam is.
I'll tell a man if he swears to kill me instead of you.
How do you know where Abu Mariam is, huh? He's always chainging his hide about.
There is a ceremony
he's getting some new slaves on this Thursday.
We were supposed to bring him your heads as a gift.
Your brother will be there.
What?
What are you talking about?
I will only tell a man
and only if he swears to kill me afterwards.
You'll get your man.
But only if you tell the truth.
If not,
I'll cut your throat myself.
Is like he is in me all of the time.
His smell...
His disgusting face...
You'll get through this.
But it takes some time.
Believe me.
I was 16 when it happened to me.
It took me years to understand that it wasn't my fault.
And it wasn't my fault.
It's a war.
If it is a war,
Why do I feel ashamed?
When men come back from the battle fields,
they show us their wounds,
we look at them like heroes.
But, for me...
I just feel ashamed.
Zara, you are so brave.
Look at me.
The invasion you suffered
is deeper
and more cruel than bullets.
And yet here you are.
Standing.
You are fighting.
You are strong.
For thousands of years, wars have been passed over women's bodies.
But here, for once,
they fear us.
Their fear is our power.
For the first time we got the phone of a lieutenant of Abu Mariam.
We know he is never going out...
without guards or human shields.
But we might have a chance of tracking him.
You wouldn't dare.
Where is my brother?
He's a lion now.
Abou Mariam transformed him.
He is his favorite. You know? Always by his side.
He'll be a martyr one day.
He will explode himself in a crowd of disbelievers.
No!
- You are lying! - Oh, no. No!.
There is a video online.
It's huge. You go watch it if you don't believe me.
You won't do it.
You are weak. Just like your father.
He was screaming when Abu Mariam put a bullet in his head.
He was screaming like you, when I was inside you.
You enjoyed it. Didn't you?
Come on, be honest.
Women enjoy when you force them.
I felt you cum a hundred times!
This gift
is for you.
Next!
Keiro...
This gift is for you.
Cover me!
Moving!
Cover me!
Clear!
Coming!
Your brother! Go!
Come on, little lion.
You're ready.
Come on!
You can do it. Join the Lord!
Oh, shit!
What do I do? Easy easy...
Bring back Abu Mariam.
Okay.
Fuck!
Are you okay? Go! Go!
Keiro.
Look at me.
It's me.
Look at me.
He is mine.
Don't smile.
There will be no paradise for you.
Zara! Zara!
What's going on?
The Coalition abandons us.
They will not support our independence.
We will create an independent Kurdistan
without them.
Kiss Me.
Here?
Are you crazy?
So what?
We didn't just fight to live like them.
Come on, kiss me.
I want to show you something.
Come.
I wanted to finish it before you leave.
This way, Kenza will always be there.
It's beautiful.
You are a true artist.
Zara,
Who is the woman in the drawing?
An angel showing us the future.
Are you sure?
It's a girl.
I spit and swear it's true.
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