Kilometre Zero
– Set during the Iraq-Iran war in the 80s, the film tells of a tragicomic road trip set in Iraq's Kurd..
Set during the Iraq-Iran war in the 80s, the film tells of a tragicomic road trip set in Iraq's Kurdistan.
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Release Date:
14 Sep 2005
Language:
Kurdish, Arabic, French
Director:
Hiner Saleem
Writer:
Hiner Saleem
Main Actors:
Nazmî Kirik, Eyam Ekrem, Belçim Bilgin, Ehmed Qeladizeni
Plot:
In the late 80's, in the small village of Amedi, the Kurd electrician Ako is forced to leave his family and join the Iraqi army to fight in Basra against Iran. When he is assigned to escort the coffin of a deceased soldier to his family, the crosses the country with an Arab driver and plots a scheme to desert the army and bring his wife and son to Paris.
Awards:
2 nominations.
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