Marooned in Iraq

Iranian film
Marooned in Iraq
Marooned in Iraq film poster
Directed byBahman Ghobadi
Written byBahman Ghobadi
Produced byBahman Ghobadi
StarringShahab Ebrahimi,
Faegh Mohamadi,
Rojan Hosseini
Running time
108 minutes
CountryIran
LanguageKurdish/Persian

Marooned in Iraq (Persian: گم‌گشته‌ای در عراق/Gomgashte i dar Aragh, and also known as Songs of My Motherland Persian: آوازهای سرزمین مادری‌ام) is a 2002 Iranian (Kurdish/Persian) film written and directed by Bahman Ghobadi and produced in Iran. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Mirza, a famous Kurdish musician, hears that his (ex-)wife, Hanareh, is in trouble. Accompanied by his two sons, he embarks on an adventurous journey across the Iran-Iraq border to find her.

Cast

  • Shahab Ebrahimi - Mirza
  • Faegh Mohamadi - Barat
  • Allah-Morad Rashtian - Audeh
  • Rojan Hosseini - Rojan
  • Saeed Mohammadi - The Teacher
  • Iran Ghobadi - Hanareh

Awards

  1. Gold Plaque, Chicago International Film Festival, 2002.
  2. François Chalais Award, Cannes Film Festival, 2002
  3. International Jury Award, São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2002.
  4. Aurora and Don Quixote Awards, Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway, 2003.

See also

  • Kurdish Cinema

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Marooned in Iraq". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

External links

  • Marooned in Iraq, Official website.
  • Marooned in Iraq at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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