The sun is already high in the sky when Yarê's mother wakes her up. Her stomach ache has gone, but the cause remains. The water she drank was stale, a consequence of the ubiquitous scarcity in her homeland. In the barren landscape between northern Syria and Turkey, water is a luxury item. The main water pipe has been broken for months, but no one repairs it. While others resign themselves to their fate, Yarê makes a decision: she sets out to get fresh water. YARÊ by Sallar Othman tells the story of a courageous girl who, against all odds, embarks on a seemingly impossible journey. She hides on a horse-drawn cart driven by a grumpy old man, carries an empty 200-liter barrel through the dusty landscape and defies the conditions that seem to conspire against her. But how is she supposed to transport the full barrel back home? The film premiered at the Diagonale 2024, where it was named best short fiction film. It was also screened at the Crossing Europe Film Festival and the achtung berlin Film Festival. With powerful imagery and a gripping narrative, YARÊ is a story of determination, injustice and a young heroine's tireless will to take her own destiny into her own hands.
A Kurdish girl is looking for water after her village has been cut off from supply.
The sun is already high in the sky when Yarê's mother wakes her up. Her stomach ache has gone, but the cause remains. The water she drank was stale, a consequence of the ubiquitous scarcity in her homeland. In the barren landscape between northern Syria and Turkey, water is a luxury item. The main water pipe has been broken for months, but no one repairs it. While others resign themselves to their fate, Yarê makes a decision: she sets out to get fresh water.
YARÊ by Sallar Othman tells the story of a courageous girl who, against all odds, embarks on a seemingly impossible journey. She hides on a horse-drawn cart driven by a grumpy old man, carries an empty 200-liter barrel through the dusty landscape and defies the conditions that seem to conspire against her. But how is she supposed to transport the full barrel back home?
The film premiered at the Diagonale 2024, where it was named best short fiction film. It was also screened at the Crossing Europe Film Festival and the achtung berlin Film Festival. With powerful imagery and a gripping narrative, YARÊ is a story of determination, injustice and a young heroine's tireless will to take her own destiny into her own hands.