KURDISH FILMS
Movie description:
A brutal tale of violence in exile, FRATRICIDE follows young Kurd Azad from his poverty-stricken homeland to Germany at his brother Semo's behest. Already established as a pimp, Semo gives Azad his first taste of life abroad, while Azad develops a brotherly friendship with an 11-year-old boy who lives in his building. When the brothers encounter a pair of Turkish criminals, the resentments and feuds they thought they'd left behind are brought violently back to the surface.
Format: DVD Edition:
Leading Role: Bulent Buyukasik Rating: NR
Director: Yilmaz Arslan Release Date: Feb 13, 2007
Genre: Drama UPC: 741952309796
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Plot
A road trip story set in Iraqi Kurdistan during the Iran-Iraq war in 1988. A young Kurdish man ("Ako") is forced to join Iraqi Army, while he is dreaming of escaping the country. He is sent to the frontline of war and is subject to abuse by the other Iraqi soldiers, due to his Kurdish background. When he is to escort the coffin of a fellow soldier to his family, an unexpected opportunity for escaping comes up. His driver turns out to be an Arab with strong feeling against the Kurds. As the two set out for the long journey across the Iraqi landscape, Ako does his best to trick the driver into heading toward Kurdistan.
Casting:
#Nazmi Kirik
#Eyam Ekrem
#Belcim Bilgin
#Ehmed Qeladizeni
Stefano SAVONA
Primaverain Kurdistan
(Film)
Poster del estreno en España
Plot summary:
Set in Ghobadi's native Kurdistan, close to the Turkey-Iran border. Soran is a 13-year-old boy who orders other children around as he installs an antenna for villagers keen to hear of Saddam's fall. Eventually, he falls for Agrin but is disturbed by her brother Henkov, who was left armless after he stepped on a landmine and who can now seemingly predict the future.
Also known as:
Turtles Can Fly (International: English title)
Genre: Drama / War
Country: Kurdistan / Iran / France / Iraq
SPANISH MOVIE POSTER
Directed by: Bahman Ghobadi
Casting:
Soran Ebrahim .... Satellite
Avaz Latif .... Agrin
Saddam Hossein Feysal .... Pashow
Hiresh Feysal Rahman .... Hengov
Abdol Rahman Karim .... Riga
Ajil Zibari .... Shirkooh
Foundation For A Kurdish Library & Museum