''Jiyan'' (''Life'' in
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish language
** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
**Central Kurdish (Sorani)
**Southern Kurdish
** Laki Kurdish
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern ...
) is a 2001 film written and directed by the Kurdish director
Jano Rosebiani
Jano Rosebiani () is a Kurdish American filmmaker. He is the winner of numerous international awards and has been listed in the top 35 world filmmakers in the book "Cineaste Uit De Schaduw" (Filmmakers from the Shadow) by Belgian celebrity ph ...
.
Plot
Diyar, a Kurdish-American returns to his hometown of
Halabja
Halabja (, ) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of Halabja Governorate, located about northeast of Baghdad and from the Iranian border.
The city lies at the base of what is often referred to as the greater Hewraman re ...
, to build an orphanage five years after the
chemical bombing. There, he meets ''Jiyan'' and ''Şêrko'', orphan survivors of the attack. During his stay in the town, Diyar brings a short lived spark of hope and happiness to the children's lives, and as he leaves, the orphans go back to their lonely lives. Diyar leaves tearful Jiyan at the place where they met first: on a swing under a lonely tree on a small hill.
Awards
*Special Jury Award, New Director's Showcase,
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is a film festival held annually in Seattle, Washington, United States, since 1976. It usually takes place in late May and/or early June. It is one of the largest festivals in the world, and feature ...
, 2002.
*Best Film Award, Man and his Environment, International Film Festival Festoria, Portugal, 2002.
*Popular Jury Award, Rights to Have Rights Film Festival, Italy, 2003.
Cast
*Kurdo Gelalî
*Derya Qadir
*Pirşeng Berzencî
*Çoman Hewramî
*Enwer Şêxanî
*Rûbar Ehmed
*Niyaz Letîf
*Tara Ebdulrehman
References
External links
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2002 drama films
2002 films
Kurdish films
Films directed by Jano Rosebiani
Kurdish words and phrases
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