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Watch anywhereA 26-year-old Kurdish-German woman returns to Turkey and becomes the mayor of her city, near the border with Syria and Iraq. After moving to Germany as a child due to the conflict, on her return the war comes alive.
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Dil Leila. My city, a territory of war
At 26, a young Kurdish-German woman is elected the youngest mayor in Turkey. In a record 81% landslide she is elected mayor of Cizre, a Kurdish capital city that lies in the war-torn region at Turkey’s border with Syria and Iraq.
It is here that Leyla was born, but after her father was killed by the Turkish military, she was sent at the age of 5 to live in Germany. After more than 20 years, she returns home.
Her goal is to heal and beautify the civil-war-torn city, which is enjoying a break in the violence. But on the eve of Turkey’s parliamentary elections, everything changes, and old memories become more real than ever.
