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Kilomètre Zéro (2005)

Kilomètre Zéro poster
Directed by
Huner Saleem
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Iraq, France, Finland
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Kurdish man is drafted into the Iraqi army during the Iran-Iraq war. He tries to find a way to escape the conflict and return to his family.

war-tornpoignantpersonalsadslow-pacedreflectiverealisticintimate

What happens

Kilomètre Zéro (Sorani Kurdish: کیلۆمەتری سفر; French for "Kilometer Zero") is a 2005 film written, produced and co-directed by Kurdish director Hiner Saleem. Kilomètre Zéro is the first Iraqi film chosen for the official Cannes competition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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