| STORY
Eylem Kaftan gazes from her hotel window down over the bustling
streets of Istanbul. She is preparing for a 1,400 kilometer
journey into the heartland of her Kurdish ancestry. Armed with only
a few contacts, a faded family photograph and a passionate urge
to discover the truth, the Montreal filmmaker will travel deep into
eastern Turkey to attempt to unravel the 30-year-old mystery of
her aunt Guzide's murder.
Vendetta Song is the story of her incredible journey - a riveting
account of a senseless vendetta killing, the antiquated customs
that brought it about and one woman's search for connection and
closure in an ancient culture she's never known.
Working against time, political instability and facing possible
retribution for her investigation, Eylem follows a series of word-of-mouth
clues, venturing from village to village as she pieces together
Guzide's final days and closes in on the identity of her killer.
Amazingly, Vendetta Song brings Eylem face to face with one of the
men she suspects is her aunt's murderer. It is 30 years later. Can
the vendetta finally be laid to rest? |