In Kurdistan, the Qaderi dervishes are very active in all aspects of people's lives, extolling the virtues of love, compassion, sympathy, abstinence, and encouraging them to help one another.Tracing their dynasty back to the 11th century AD, the lives of these mystics are examined in this illuminating documentary, including extraordinary scenes of the dervishes in almost frenzied, trance-like states, incorporating extreme scenes of bodypiercing.

Please note: contains scenes that may offend some viewers

D/S Abbas Tahvildar P Mehdi Firouzan WS Iranian Independents L Kurdish w/English subtitles TD Video/Col/2002/26mins Abbas Tahvildar's films: Dervishes of Kurdistan (MIFF 2004).