My Sweet Pepper Land
| My Sweet Pepper Land | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Huner Saleem |
| Written by | Antoine Lacomblez Huner Saleem |
| Produced by | Marc Bordure Robert Guédiguian |
| Starring | Golshifteh Farahani Korkmaz Arslan |
| Cinematography | Pascal Auffray |
| Edited by | Clémence Samson Sophie Reine Juliette Haubois |
| Distributed by | Memento Films (France) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | France Germany Iraq |
| Language | Kurdish |
My Sweet Pepper Land is a 2013 Kurdish-language internationally co-produced drama film directed and co-written by Huner Saleem.[1] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[2] It was nominated in the 7th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards for Achievement in Directing for Huner Saleem and Best Performance by an Actress for Golshifteh Farahani.[3]
Plot[edit]
In a remote village in Iraqi Kurdistan lives the Kurdish patriot Baran who since recently serves as a policeman. He cannot help but provoke the local villain Aziz Aga and finds himself supported by an attractive lady named Govend who works as a teacher.
Cast[edit]
- Korkmaz Arslan as Baran (as Korkmaz Arslan)
- Golshifteh Farahani as Govend
- Suat Usta as Reber
- Mir Murad Bedirxan as Tajdin
- Feyyaz Duman as Jaffar Mohammed Emin
- Tarik Akreyî as Aziz Ağa
References[edit]
- ^ "My Sweet Pepper Land". unifrance.org. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees 2013". asiapacificscreenacademy.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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