''Jani Gal'' () is a 2007 Kurdish-language

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directed by

Jamil Rostami Jamil Rostami (born 1971 in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran) is a Kurdish film director. In 2002 he made his first short film titled ''The Trouble of Being a Boy'' in Kurdish, which was screened in 24 domestic and international Festivals and ...

, who co-wrote the screenplay with Khosro Sina and also served as the producer. The film is based on

Ibrahim Ahmad Ibrahim Ahmad (6 March 1914 – 8 April 2000) (alternatively spelt Ibrahim Ahmed or Ibrahîm Ehmed) (, ) was an Iraqi Kurdish writer, novelist, jurist and translator who founded the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in 1975. He is the father-in-law ...

's 1972 novel of the same name. The film stars Nzar Salami, Renas Wrya, and Abdul Hamajwan. The story, set in the

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of the 1940s and 1950s, chronicles Jwamer after his release from prison and his search for his wife and son. It was Iraq's submission to the

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for the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot

The story is set in 1950s Iraq and illustrates the plight of ''Juamer'' in a flashback structure. When Juamer's wife goes into labor, he runs to get the midwife but is caught in the midst of a clash between Kurdish protestors and Iraqi police. He is mistakenly arrested, tortured and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. After his release, Juamer sets out to find his loved ones but he discovers that his wife died, without medical help, on the same day that he was arrested.

Production

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Moondance International Film Festival, 2008.

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* 2007 films 2007 drama films 2000s pregnancy films Kurdish films Films set in the 1950s Films set in Kurdistan Films set in Iraq Films shot in Iraq Kurdish-language films Kurdish words and phrases {{Iraq-film-stub

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