Memories on Stone

Memories on Stone
Film poster
Directed by Shawkat Amin Korki
Written by Shawkat Amin Korki
Mehmet Aktas
Starring Hussein Hassan
Release date
  • 6 July 2014 (2014-07-06) (Karlovy)
Running time
 97 minutes
Country Iraq
Germany
Language Kurdish

Memories on Stone (Kurdish: Bîranînen li ser kevirî‎) is a 2014 German-Iraqi film directed by Shawkat Amin Korki.[1][2] 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 Anfal genocide 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.[3]

Cast

  • Hussein Hassan
  • Nazmi Kirik
  • Shima Molaei
  • Ala Riani

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Film Review: 'Memories on Stone'". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Young, Deborah (31 August 2015). "'Memories on Stone': Abu Dhabi Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Iraq's 'Memories on Stone' Oscar Entry". Financial Tribune. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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