Kurdish Cinema

Kurdish cinema (Kurdish: فلمی کوردی) mainly evokes the poverty and sufferings of the Kurdish people in the Middle East. Yilmaz Güney, Hiner Saleem, Bahman Qubadi, Mano Khalil, Shero Rauf, Jano Rosebiani, Kazim Oz, Shewket Amin Korki, Havi Ibrahim, Hisham Zaman, Jay Jonroy' and Yüksel Yavuz are among the better known Kurdish directors. The following is a list of some better known Kurdish films:

  • The Legend of Kawa the Blacksmith,2009
  • David & Layla, 2006
  • Turtles Can Fly, 2004
  • Vodka Lemon, 2004
  • Jiyan, 2002
  • Marooned in Iraq, 2002
  • A Time for Drunken Horses, 2000
  • Yol, 1982
  • A Song For Beko (Klamek ji bo Beko), 1992

Kurdish Film Files: http://tcnarchive.blogspot.com/2006/10/kurdish-film-files.html

Kurdish culture
  • Language
  • Literature
  • Folklore
  • Cinema
  • Cuisine
  • Dance
  • Music
  • historical sites
  • Newroz
  • Rugs
  • Clothing


Famous quotes containing the word cinema:

    “Strangers used to gather together at the cinema and sit together in the dark, like Ancient Greeks participating in the mysteries, dreaming the same dream in unison.”
    —Angela Carter (1940–1992)