The Virgin and the Child

About this event

Opening night of the Kurdish Festival Oldenburg 2026, held under the motto "Berxwedan Jiyan e" (Resistance is Life, Resistance Connects). The film follows Avesta, a young Ezidi woman who survived the genocide committed by the so-called Islamic State and who comes to Brussels to seek justice, in a portrait of trauma, self-empowerment and resistance. The screening was followed by a Q&A with lead actress Hêvîn Tekin, joining online. Note for review: this listing was assembled by hand. The festival's own page for this screening is no longer online, so the title is the English one used in press coverage of the edition and may differ from the title printed in the festival programme.