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Documentaire | Turque | 12 min | 2025
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Pour Kaan, 19 ans, jeune dresseur de chameaux, la tradition de la lutte de chameaux en Turquie n’est ni un simple spectacle ni du folklore. C’est une passion, un moyen de relier les communautés voisines et, surtout, un lien profond avec l’animal. À la veille du festival annuel de Bozdoğan, ce court documentaire nous plonge dans l’événement à travers le regard de Kaan et celui de Mustafa, gardien chevronné de la tradition, révélant une culture singulière, une communauté soudée et une relation homme-animal unique.
For 19-year-old Kaan, a young camel trainer, Turkey’s camel wrestling tradition is neither mere spectacle nor folklore. It is a passion, a way to connect neighboring communities, and above all, a profound bond with the animal. On the eve of Bozdoğan’s annual festival, this short documentary immerses us in the event through Kaan’s eyes and those of Mustafa, a seasoned guardian of the tradition, revealing a singular culture, a close-knit community, and a unique human-animal relationship.








Directed by: Raoul Fortier
Director of Photography: John Cumberland
Producers: Raoul Fortier, John Cumberland, Renaud Jacob
Line Producer (Turkey): Rana Ekin
Editors: Renaud Jacob & Raoul Fortier
Colorist: Omar Metaich
Sound Design: Supersavant — Michael Anctil, Jean-David Perron
Re-recording Mix: Supersavant — Michael Anctil, Jean-David Perron
Title Design: Dorsa Afshin
Original Score by: Osman Murat Ertel & Esma Ertel
Music Recorded and Mixed by: Rammy Roo
All Instruments Performed by: Osman Murat Ertel