| Memories on Stone | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Shawkat Amin Korki |
| Written by | Shawkat Amin Korki Mehmet Aktas |
| Starring | Hussein Hassan |
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| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Iraq Germany |
| Language | Kurdish |
Memories on Stone (Kurdish: Bîranînen li ser kevirî) is a 2014 Kurdish-language German-Iraqi film directed by Shawkat Amin Korki. It was produced by mitosfilm and mitosfilm Iraq. It describes the struggles of schoolfriends Alan and Hussein of making a post-war film about the atrocities against the Iraqi Kurdish population in Al-Anfal campaign during Saddam Hussein's regime. The film was selected as the Iraqi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Cast
See also
- List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Iraqi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Kurdish cinema
References
- "Film Review: 'Memories on Stone'". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- Young, Deborah (31 August 2015). "'Memories on Stone': Abu Dhabi Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- "Iraq's 'Memories on Stone' Oscar Entry". Financial Tribune. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
External links
| Iraqi submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film | |
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