Ji bo Azadiyê reaches cinemas in Switzerland

The film made its European premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival just before the coronavirus outbreak.

The film Ji Bo Azadiyê (The End Will Be Spectacular) by Ersin Çelik, made its premiere in Rimêlan and Kobanê.

The film, produced by the Rojava Film Commune was selected and screened in some international festival and is now screening in Switzerland.

The film made its European premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival just before the coronavirus outbreak.

Ji Bo Azadiyê was expected to take part in the Geneva International Film Festival (FIFDH), which was scheduled for March 6-15, but the festival was cancelled because of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Following the relaxation of the measures, the film has begun to be screened in cinema once again. First it was screened in Basel and Solothorn on 26 June and then in the canton of Lucerne on 5 July. The Kurdish and Swiss audience highly appreciated the film, which will be now shown in other cities in Switzerland as part of the program organised by the Swiss Democratic Kurdish Community Center, Rojava Film Commune, Basel Cultural Center and TEV ÇAND.

The film will be shown in the following cities:

July 10 Biel, Kino Rex1 - 19:00,

July 12 Lucerne, Kino Baurbaki - 13:15

July 17 Bern, Kino ABC - 19:00,

20 July Geneva, Cine Bio - 18:00,

21 July Geneva, Cine Bio - 20:45

10 September Lausanne, Pathé Flon - 19:30.

In September, the film will also be screened in Zurich, Lugano, St Gallen and Basel Canton again.