Category Archives: Kurdish
Marooned in Iraq (2002)
“We can always say we’re on tour.” The film Marooned in Iraq from director Bahman Ghobadi is set shortly after the first Gulf War. An elderly Kurdish musician named Mizra (Shahab Ebrahimi) lives in a remote village in Iran. Mizra … Continue reading
Filed under Iran, Iraqi, Kurdish, Political/social films
Turtles Can Fly (2004)
“We will make this country a paradise.” Children are the most vulnerable victims of war, and the Kurdish film Turtles Can Fly (Lakposhtha Parvaz Mikonand) illustrates this perfectly. In the film, a remote Kurdish village in Northern Iraq awaits news … Continue reading
