Memories on Stone

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Memories on Stone
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Film poster
Directed byShawkat Amin Korki
Written byShawkat Amin Korki
Mehmet Aktas
StarringHussein Hassan
Release date
  • 6 July 2014 (2014-07-06) (Karlovy)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesIraq
Germany
LanguageKurdish

Memories on Stone (Kurdish: Bîranînen li ser kevirî) is a 2014 Kurdish-language 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]

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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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