Requiem of Snow
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| Requiem of Snow | |
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 Requiem of Snow film poster |
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| Directed by | Jamil Rostami |
| Produced by | Seyed Ahmad Miralaie |
| Written by | Sholeh Shariati |
| Starring | Abdollah Ahmadi, Delnia Farajpour, Shadi Varyani |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Language | Kurdish |
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Requiem of Snow is a 2005 film written by Iranian screenwriter Sholeh Shariati and directed by the Kurdish-Iranian director Jamil Rostami. It is a joint production of Iran and Iraq and also the first film to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars.
[edit] Plot
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In a village stricken by drought, people are praying for rain and a Kurdish girl is trying to escape from an arranged marriage when she runs into a stranger.
[edit] Awards
- Best Director Award, 8th Olympia International Film Festival for Chirdren and Young People, 2005, Greece.
- Crystal Simorgh Award, Best Director, Fajr Film Festival, 2005, Iran.
[edit] External links
- Review by Robert Koehler, Variety.
- Awards, Olympia International Film Festival, Greece, 2005.
- Requiem of Snow, Official website.
