Jiyan
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 Jiyan film poster |
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| Directed by | Jano Rosebiani |
| Produced by | Jano Rosebiani |
| Written by | Jano Rosebiani |
| Starring | Pirshang Berzinji, Kurdo Galali |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Language | Kurdish |
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Jiyan (Life in Kurdish) is a 2002 film written and directed by the Kurdish director Jano Rosebiani.
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[edit] Plot
Diyari, a Kurdish/American returns to his hometown of Halabja, to build an orphanage five years after the chemical bombing. There, he meets Jiyan and Sherko, orphan survivors of the attack. During his stay in the town, Diyari brings a short lived spark of hope and happiness to the children's lives, and as he leaves, the orphans go back to their lonely lives. Diyari leaves tearful Jiyan at the place where they met first: on a swing under a lonely tree on a small hill.
[edit] Awards
- Special Jury Award, New Director's Showcase, Seattle International Film Festival, 2002.
- Best Film Award, Man and his Environment, International Film Festival Festoria, Portugal, 2002.
- Popular Jury Award, Rights to Have Rights Film Festival, Italy, 2003.
[edit] Cast
- Kurdo Galali
- Pirshang Berzinji
- Choman Hawrami
- Enwer Shexani
- Derya Qadir
- Rubar Ehmed
- Niyaz Letif
- Tara Ebdilrehman
- Shehle Mihemed
[edit] External links
- Jiyan at the Internet Movie Database
- Review by Jamie Russell, BBC Movies, Feb. 2003
- Jiyan (Boston Premiere) in Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, 2003.
- Jiyan, The movie's official website.
- Awards
