The Agony of People

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The Agony of People (2007)

Directed by Jamil Rostami

Drama, History · 1h 41m

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.

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Cast

Nzar Salami Jwanmer Abdul Hama Jwan Government Agent
A
Aso Omar Swara Lawa
B
Behadin Halabcheie
R
Renas Wria Kale Zhyan Ibrahim Khayat Jwanmer's Mother
Z
Zamwa Zahir Rebwar
A
Abdulla Xayat Arif
N
Nawzad Majid Solav Shaida Tea House Owner

Crew

Director
Jamil Rostami
Screenplay
Khosro Sina, Jamil Rostami
Writer
Ebrahim Ahmad
Original Music Composer
Karen Homayounfar
Editor
Morteza Moeeneei

Details

Original title
ژانی گەل
Release date
2007-07-22
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
KU
Spoken languages
Kurdish
Countries
Iraq
Production
Sulifilm