The Agony of People

Overview

Sulaymaniah, Iraqi Kurdistan, in the 1940s. When his wife Kaleh goes into labor, her husband Jwamer runs to get the midwife. By ill luck, he runs into the middle of a political demonstration and is seriously wounded and arrested by mistake as the ringleader. After a rigged trial, Jwamer is sentenced to ten years in prison. He serves his sentence and, as soon as he is set free, goes in search of his wife and child.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 22, 2007

Original language

Kurdish

Spoken languages

Kurdish

Countries

Iraq

Production

Sulifilm

Cast

Zamwa Zahir,Zhyan Ibrahim Khayat,Solav Shaida,Nzar Salami,Nawzad Majid,Behadin Halabcheie,Abdul Hama Jwan,Abdulla Xayat,Renas Wria,Aso Omar Swara

Director

Jamil Rostami

Writer

Khosro Sina,Jamil Rostami,Ebrahim Ahmad

Music

Karen Homayounfar

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1130841