''Jiyan'' (''Life'' in

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) is a 2001 film directed by the Kurdish director

Jano Rosebiani Jano Rosebiani ( ku, Cano Rojbeyanî) is an Iraqi-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 Shad ...

Plot

Diyari, a Kurdish-American returns to his hometown of Halabja, to build an orphanage five years after the chemical bombing. There, he meets ''Jiyan'' and ''Sherko'', orphan survivors of the attack. During his stay in the town, Diyari 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. Diyari 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 Galali *Derya Qadir *Pirshang Berzinji *Choman Hawrami *Enwer Shexani *Rubar Ehmed *Niyaz Letif *Tara Ebdilrehman

References

External links

* * 2002 drama films Kurdish films Films directed by Jano Rosebiani Kurdish words and phrases {{2000s-drama-film-stub