Dr. Şivan

Synopsis

Sait Kırmızıtoprak, aka Dr. Şivan, comes from one of the families who were murdered in the Dersim Massacre in 1938. Dr. Şivan was a successful doctor, and has become a leading figure of the Kurdish movement in Turkey since his murder in 1971. This documentary follows Dr. Şivan’s life and death while shedding light on recent Kurdish political history.

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