is a 2007 film directed by Hisham Zaman and produced in Norway.
Plot
Renas, a Kurdish refugee living in the northern part of Norway in a remote desolate place, is awaiting the arrival of his fiancée, Fermesk. The couple have never met before, and their first encounter at the airport does not meet up to their expectations.
Reviews
The film was given a grant of in early 2006, and was selected as the opener for the 2007
Tromsø International Film Festival
The Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual film festival held during the third week of January in Tromsø, Norway.
The inaugural Tromsø International Film Festival was held in 1991. TIFF has 5 screening venues, including one ...
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The film was reviewed by all major newspapers, receiving a "
die throw" of 5 out of 6 in ''
Aftenposten
( in the masthead; ; Norwegian for "The Evening Post") is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation. It is based in Oslo. It sold 211,769 copies in 2015 (172,029 printed copies according to University of Bergen) and estimated 1.2 million ...
'' and ''
Dagbladet
''Dagbladet'' (lit.: ''The Daily Magazine'') is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally ''Dagbladet'' is considered the main liberal newsp ...
'', and 4 in ''
VG'' and ''
Nordlys''
Awards
*Best Actor (Årets mannlige skuespiller), Raouf Saraj,
Amanda Awards, Norway, 2007.
*Grand Prix José Giovanni, Festival International Du Film De Montagne D'Autrans, France, 2007.
Winterland
, Norwegian Film Institute.
See also
* Cinema of Norway
References
External links
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2007 films
2007 drama films
Kurdish-language films
Norwegian drama films
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