''Black Horse Memories'' (, , ), is a 2015 Iranian-Turkish drama film directed by
Shahram Alidi
Shahram Alidi (, born 11 December 1971, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is also a Painting, painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. Alidi is part of a generation of filmmakers in the ...
. It is the second film by Alidi.
Plot
A
black horse
Black is a hair coat color of horses in which the entire hair coat is black. It is not uncommon to mistake dark chestnuts or bays for black.
Black horses have dark brown eyes, black skin, and wholly black hair coats without any areas of per ...
plunges to her memories with ''Aaseke''. They have been close friends since their childhood. Now, ''Aaseke'' is martyred during her mission with her friends. These young boy-and-girl fighters endeavor to teach Kurdish language in
Kurdistan
Kurdistan (, ; ), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo- cultural region in West Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based. G ...
villages in confrontation with central government. Teaching and even talking Kurdish have been banned in Turkey for many years. Her comrades are trying to reveal the place of her corpse was hidden, and then they are carrying out her will before burial ceremony. She has some points in her will list. The important one is meeting again her black horse. They start seeking to find the black horse.
Cast
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Berrak Tüzünataç
Birsen Berrak Tüzünataç (born 2 November 1984) is a Turkish actress, screenwriter and producer.
Life and career
Berrak Tüzünataç moved to İstanbul in 1995 with her family and attended Koç School. In 2004, she began studying Business Ad ...
as Zaria
* Diman Zandi as Aseke
* Şenay Aydın as Anahita
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Vildan Atasever
Vildan Atasever (born Bursa, 26 July 1981) is a Turkish film, television and theatrical actress.
Biography
She started acting at the age of fifteen. She joined hit crime series "Kurtlar Vadisi". Her first major part was in the hit revenge serie ...
as Vian
* Aziz Çapkurt as Elias
* Bilal Bulut as Khezr
* Maryam Bobani as Aseke's Mother
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Tara Jaff
Tara Jaff ( 2012)
Tara Jaff () is a Kurdish musician who has been exposed to many ancient influences. Over the years, Jaff experimented with different string instruments, but it was her fascination with the ancient harps of Sumeria, Assyria, Hur ...
as Shahmaran
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Åževval Sam
Türkdeniz Şevval Sam (; born 11 November 1973) is a Turkish singer and actress. She is the daughter of Leman Sam, who is also a singer. She is known for her performance on ''Yasak Elma'' as Ender, and other TV series, including ''Süper Baba'' ...
as Nurse
Accolades
* 20th Busan International Film Festival/ South Korea. October 1–10, 2015
* 2nd Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival/ Australia. November 19–29, 2015
* 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Brisbane/ Australia. November 26, 2015
* 15th !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival, Turkey, February 18–28, 2016. "!f Inspired Competition" section
* 4th Duhok International Film Festival, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. September 9–16, 2016
*Slemani International Film Festival, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. October 1–4, 2016 "Competition"
*Winner of Special Jury Prize, 9th Kurdish Filmdays "Sercavan" Vienna, Austria. November 24–27, 2016
References
External links
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Horse Memories
2015 films
Films directed by Shahram Alidi
Films set in Turkey
Films set in Kurdistan
Films about horses