Requiem of Snow
Appearance
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Directed by | Jamil Rostami |
Written by | Sholeh Shariati |
Produced by | Seyed Ahmad Miralaie |
Starring | Abdollah Ahmadi, Delnia Farajpour, Shadi Varyani |
Music by | Fariborz Lachini |
Running time | 90 min |
Language | Kurdish |
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.
Plot
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.
Awards
- Best Director Award, 8th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, 2005, Greece.
- Crystal Simorgh Award, Best Director, Fajr Film Festival, 2005, Iran.
External links
- Awards, Olympia International Film Festival, Greece, 2005.
- Requiem of Snow, Official website.
- Requiem of Snow at IMDb