简介：Riskingtheirlife,theyclimbonnarrowmountainpathseveryday,carrying40kgofgoodsontheirback.Everymistakenstepmaychanceuponalandmine.Theyarehuntedlikewildanimals.Andinthenameofwhat?Toearnjust10dollarsaday!? Theyarecalledkulbars.Whatisakulbar,youmayask.TheIranianauthoritiesregardthemassmugglers.TheextremelypoorKurdsregarditasatraditionalprofessionwhichkeepsfamiliesfedandalive.TheydonotregarditascrossingtheIran-Iraqborder–forthem,itisallKurdistan.Abusingtheirpower,Iranianborderguardskilltensofunarmedkulbarseveryyear.Someofthemareblownupsteppingonmines.Internationalhumanrightsorganisationshavecondemnedtheviolence,buttonoavail. Thisisapainfulfilm.Kejal,ayoungKurdishwomanstudyingatTehranreturnshomewhenherbrotheriskilledinthemountains,leavingbehinddebtsforlostgoods.Forcedbycircumstance,Kejalbecomesakulbar–awomaninamen’sworld.Inaworldwhereawomanaspiringtowardsindependencehastobeparticularlystrong.Thisdramawithelementsofsuspensetellsastoryaboutsuppressedbutproudpeoplewhocarrytheirlifeontheirback.Mostofthemplaythemselvesinthisfilm.Itisarareopportunitytotakealookatsomethingyoudon’tnormallysee. TiitTuumalu…