Dargeçit | AKFF

Amsterdam Koerdisch Film Festival

Twenty-seven years since the disappearances at the hands of state forces in the Dargeçit district of Mardin, locals are fighting for truth and justice within the Turkish judicial system. While breaking the state’s wall of impunity may seem like an impossible task, “the truth is clear for those who want to see it.”

27 years and counting… Families whose sons and brothers disappeared at the hands of state forces in the Dargeçit district of Mardin in 1995 are fighting for truth and justice within the Turkish judicial system with the help of their lawyer and the Human Rights Association. They travel for hours to each hearing of the trial, which finally began in 2015. While breaking the state’s wall of impunity may seem like an impossible task, “the truth is out there for those who want to see it.”