Film

Seyfo 1915 - The Assyrian Genocide

10.0

1h 33m

2015

Synopsis

In the shadow of the First World War, the genocide of the Christian Assyrians took place almost unnoticed by the world public. This first systematic genocide of the 20th century was committed by the Young Turks (Ottoman Empire) and would not have been possible without the support of some Kurdish local rulers and their family clans. The Assyrians are the indigenous people of Mesopotamia and have lived in Mesopotamia for thousands of years. The film includes testimony from several European, Turkish and Assyrian historians, as well as genocide researchers, including Professor Taner Akcam, Dr. Gabriele Yonan and Professor David Gaunt. The film includes testimony from survivors of the genocide. Various journalists and publicists also have their say with well-researched information in this documentary. The Assyrians refer to the Genocide as "Seyfo" (ܣܝܦܐ), which translates as "sword".

Director

Aziz Said

DocumentaryHistory

germanyswedenturkeymassacregenocidedenialmesopotamiaanatolia, turkeygenocide survivorturkisharamaicdocumentary

Cast & Crew

Schamiram Ayaz

as Self

Yildiz Amno

as Self

Ilona Danho

as Singing

Taner Akçam

as Self

Gabriele Yonan

as Self

Ove Bring

as Self

David Gaunt

as Self

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