Kilomètre Zéro
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| Kilomètre Zéro | |
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 English version of Kilometer Zero DVD box cover. |
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| Directed by | Hiner Saleem Robert Alazraki |
| Produced by | Hiner Saleem Kamal Hamarash Production Companies Hiner Saleem Production La Cinefactre Memento Films Production |
| Written by | Hiner Saleem |
| Starring | Nazmi Kirik Eyam Ekrem Belcim Bilgin Ehmed Qeladizehi Nezar Selami |
| Music by | Nikos Kipourgos Freddy Loth |
| Editing by | Anna Ruiz |
| Distributed by | Memento Films Distributio |
| Release date(s) |  September 14, 2005 November 15, 2007 |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | France Iraq Finland |
| Language | Kurdish Arabic French |
| Budget | $2,300,000 US |
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Kilomètre zéro is a 2005 film written and directed by the Kurdish director Hiner Saleem. Kilometre Zero is the first Iraqi film chosen for the official Cannes competition [1].
[edit] Plot
A road trip story set in Iraqi Kurdistan during the Iran-Iraq war in 1988. A young Kurdish man (Ako) is forced to join Iraqi Army, while he is dreaming of escaping the country. He is sent to the frontline of war and is subject to abuse by the other Iraqi soldiers, due to his Kurdish background. When he is to escort the coffin of a fellow soldier to his family, an unexpected opportunity for escaping comes up. His driver turns out to be an Arab with strong feeling against the Kurds. As the two set out for the long journey across the Iraqi landscape, Ako does his best to trick the driver into heading toward Kurdistan.
[edit] Cast
- Nazmi Kirik
- Eyam Ekrem
- Belcim Bilgin
- Ehmed Qeladizeni
- Nezar Selami
