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Toren: Back to Roots

  • 2025
  • 1h 46m
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Qristine Chichinadze and Imeda Arabuli in Toren: Back to Roots (2025)
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Toren, follows three generations of a Yazidi family who fled genocide and found refuge in Georgia. Toren, the grandson and a gifted artist, faces illness and inner turmoil as a new wave of I... Read allToren, follows three generations of a Yazidi family who fled genocide and found refuge in Georgia. Toren, the grandson and a gifted artist, faces illness and inner turmoil as a new wave of ISIS-led violence threatens his people once again.Toren, follows three generations of a Yazidi family who fled genocide and found refuge in Georgia. Toren, the grandson and a gifted artist, faces illness and inner turmoil as a new wave of ISIS-led violence threatens his people once again.

  • Director
    • Nawzad Shekhany
  • Writers
    • Jaso Osmanovi
    • Nawzad Shekhany
  • Stars
    • Imeda Arabuli
    • Qristine Chichinadze
    • Zurab Tsintskiladze
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nawzad Shekhany
    • Writers
      • Jaso Osmanovi
      • Nawzad Shekhany
    • Stars
      • Imeda Arabuli
      • Qristine Chichinadze
      • Zurab Tsintskiladze
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    Imeda Arabuli
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    Qristine Chichinadze
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    • David, Eka's Father
    • Director
      • Nawzad Shekhany
    • Writers
      • Jaso Osmanovi
      • Nawzad Shekhany
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    10azer06

    A Brilliant Film for People with True Taste

    Toren: Back to Roots is a brilliant film. The director tells the story in a very clever way, modern, fresh, and truly contemporary but still full of emotion and depth. It's not a typical mainstream movie, it's for people with taste, who like meaningful stories that stay in your mind. Before watching this film, I didn't even know that Yazidis existed.

    What I especially love is that the film speaks to everyone who lives far away from their homeland or roots. Anyone who feels disconnected from where they come from will recognize themselves in this story. It shows how easy it is to lose your connection to your origin in a modern world and how important it is to stay true to who you are and where you come from.

    This movie is more than just entertainment. It's a reminder that our roots give us identity, strength and direction. Thank you for such a powerful film, wow!. I truly hope that life has become better for the Yazidi people and that more people will discover their story through films like this.

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      "Toren: Back to Roots" is the reimagined and final version of the award-winning film "Toren", which received international recognition between 2018 and 2019. The film was produced under exceptional circumstances during the ISIS invasion of Iraq in 2014, the genocide campaign against the Yazidis, and later the COVID-19 pandemic. Set against this painful real-life backdrop, it tells a deeply emotional story of identity, love, and resilience.

      The film had its public premiere at the Grand Astor Cinema in Hannover, Germany, on April 25, 2024. The final approved version (Final Cut) was officially completed and locked on August 6, 2025.

      On August 16, 2025, the film was officially approved for global distribution through Filmhub (USA), and is now set to be released worldwide across major streaming platforms and selected international TV channels.

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 2025 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Iraq
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    • Production company
      • Independent Film
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      • 1h 46m(106 min)
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      • 2.35 : 1

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