DE, TR

2012

62 min

Finished

Return of the Aramean People

Die Rückkehr der Aramäer

Directing: Anja Reiß

Synopsis

„Tur Abdin“ is the name of Aramean Christians' motherland in southeastern Turkey, not far from Syrian border. It used to be one of the first Christian settlements in the region, but only a small Christian minority remains here nowadays. Most Aramean Christians escaped war, violence and repression to Germany, among others. Now some exiled Arameans want to return from Göppingen to Turkish southeast in order to save their cultural heritage and rebuild their destroyed villages. We follow them on their way to motherland and document their struggle for the saving of the millenium-years-old culture.