Jani Gal (2007)

Original title

ژانی گەل

Directed by

Jamil Rostami

Genre

drama film

Country

Kurdistan

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Jwamer is released from prison and tries to find his wife and son in mid-20th century Kurdistan. The story follows his search through a changing society.

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What happens

Jani Gal (Sorani Kurdish: ژانی گەل, romanized: Janî Gel, lit. 'The Agony of a People') is a 2007 Kurdish-language Kurdish drama film directed by Jamil Rostami, who co-wrote the screenplay with Khosro Sina and also served as the producer. The film is based on Ibrahim Ahmad's 1972 novel of the same name. The film stars Nzar Salami, Renas Wrya, and Abdul Hamajwan. The story, set in the Kurdistan of the 1940s and 1950s, chronicles Jwamer after his release from prison and his search for his wife and son. It was Iraq's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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