| My Sweet Pepper Land | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Huner Saleem |
| Written by | Antoine Lacomblez Huner Saleem |
| Produced by | Marc Bordure Robert Guédiguian |
| Starring | Golshifteh Farahani Korkmaz Arslan |
| Cinematography | Pascal Auffray |
| Edited by | Clémence Samson Sophie Reine Juliette Haubois |
| Distributed by | Memento Films (France) |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | France Germany Iraq |
| Language | Kurdish |
My Sweet Pepper Land is a 2013 Kurdish-language internationally co-produced drama film directed and co-written by Huner Saleem. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It was nominated in the 7th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards for Achievement in Directing for Huner Saleem and Best Performance by an Actress for Golshifteh Farahani.
Plot
In a remote village in Iraqi Kurdistan lives the Kurdish patriot Baran who since recently serves as a policeman. He cannot help but provoke the local villain Aziz Aga and finds himself supported by an attractive lady named Govend who works as a teacher.
Cast
- Korkmaz Arslan as Baran (as Korkmaz Arslan)
- Golshifteh Farahani as Govend
- Suat Usta as Reber
- Mir Murad Bedirxan as Tajdin
- Feyyaz Duman as Jaffar Mohammed Emin
- Tarik Akreyî as Aziz Ağa
References
- "My Sweet Pepper Land". unifrance.org. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- "Winners & Nominees 2013". asiapacificscreenacademy.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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