Memories on Stone
2014 · 97 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama
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.
Directed by Shawkat Amin Korki · Written by Shawkat Amin Korki
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Nazmi Kırık Alan -
Shima Molaei Sinor -
Suat Usta Rozh Azad -
Hussein Hassan Ali Hussein -
AllahMorad Rashtiani The Smuggler -
Rekish Shahbaz Bashir -
Bangen Ali Hiwa -
Salah Shex Mohammedi Uncle Hamid - B Baroj Akrayi Salem (DOP)
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Adil Abdulrahman Mr. Khalid - H Hushyar Nerwayi Hazhar
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