Cast
Nik Xhelilaj 
Güler Ökten Levent Özdilek 
Füsun Demirel Tomris Incer Haleigh Ciel
Credits
Written by: 
Kazim Öz
Plot
Zer is the story of a song, whispered to Jan's ear on his grandmother's deathbed. A survivor of Dersim Massacre, Zarife hid her identity, her past in her memory of this song.
Sinekatalog’s take
A song whispered at a grandmother's deathbed opens the memory of a Dersim massacre survivor who hid her identity. Kazım Öz weaves memory, language and inherited trauma with quiet force. A moving and important Kurdish-language drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (633 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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