Memories on Stone
Genres
Overview
Kurdish childhood friends Hussein and Alan want to produce a film about the genocide of Kurdish people in Iraq, the Anfal campaign in 1988. They learn that, to achieve veracity by the means of cinema and to face their own identity, it's worth putting everything on the line - even their own life.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
2014-07-06
Status
Released
Original Language
Kurdish
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.2
Nazmi Kırık
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Shima Molaei
Sinor
Suat Usta
Rozh Azad
Hussein Hassan Ali
Hussein
AllahMorad Rashtiani
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Rekish Shahbaz
Bashir
Bangen Ali
Hiwa
Salah Shex Mohammedi
Uncle Hamid
Baroj Akrayi
Salem (DOP)
Adil Abdulrahman
Mr. Khalid
Hushyar Nerwayi
Hazhar
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