Jiyan

Jiyan
Film poster
Directed by	Jano Rosebiani
Written by	Jano Rosebiani
Produced by	Jano Rosebiani
Starring	Pirshang Berzinji Kurdo Galali
Cinematography	Koutaiba Al Janabi
Production company	Evini Films
Release date	2001 (2001)
Running time	102 minutes
Language	Kurdish

Jiyan (Life in Kurdish) is a 2001 film written and directed by the Kurdish director Jano Rosebiani. ^[1]

Plot

Diyar, a Kurdish-American returns to his hometown of Halabja, 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, 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

1. Szanto, Edith (April 2018). "Mourning Halabja on Screen: Or Reading Kurdish Politics through Anfal Films" . Review of Middle East Studies. 52 (1): 137. doi:10.1017/rms.2018.3. ISSN   2151-3481. S2CID   158673771.

External links

• Jiyan at IMDb
• "Jiyan". Time Out .