Marooned in Iraq

Marooned in Iraq
Marooned in Iraq film poster
Directed by	Bahman Ghobadi
Produced by	Bahman Ghobadi
Written by	Bahman Ghobadikoski
Starring	Shahab Ebrahimi, Faegh Mohamadi, Rojan Hosseini
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Kurdish/Persian

Marooned in Iraq (Persian: گم‌گشتگی در عراق/Gomgashtei dar Aragh‎‎, and also known as Songs of My Motherland Persian: آوازهای سرزمین مادری‌ام‎‎) is a 2002 Iranian (Kurdish/Persian) film directed by Bahman Ghobadi and produced in Iran. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

Mirza, a famous Kurdish musician, hears that his ex-wife Hanare is in trouble. He, accompanied by his two sons, embarks on an adventurous journey across the Iran-Iraq border to find her.

Cast

Shahab Ebrahimi - Mirza
Faegh Mohamadi - Barat
Allah-Morad Rashtian - Audeh
Rojan Hosseini - Rojan
Saeed Mohammadi - The Teacher
Iran Ghobadi - Hanareh

Awards

Gold Plaque, Chicago International Film Festival, 2002.
François Chalais Award, Cannes Film Festival, 2002
International Jury Award, São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2002.
Aurora and Don Quixote Awards, Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway, 2003.

References

↑ "Festival de Cannes: Marooned in Iraq". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

External links

Marooned in Iraq, Official website.
Marooned in Iraq at the Internet Movie Database

François Chalais Prize

1990s 2000s	The Perfect Circle (1997) West Beirut (1998) The Other (1999) Kippur (2000) Made in the USA (2001) Marooned in Iraq (2002) S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide (2005) Days of Glory (2006) A Mighty Heart (2007) Wild Blood (2008) No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009)

2010s	Life, Above All (2010) Where Do We Go Now? (2011) Horses of God (2012) Grand Central (2013) Timbuktu (2014) Son of Saul (2015)

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