Memories on Stone

Memories on Stone (Kurdish: Bîranînen li ser kevirî‎) is a 2014 Kurdish-language German-Iraqi film directed by Shawkat Amin Korki.[1][2] It was produced by mitosfilm and mitosfilm Iraq. It describes the struggles of schoolfriends Alan and Hussein of making a post-war film about the Anfal genocide during Saddam Hussein's regime. The film was selected as the Iraqi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[3]

Memories on Stone
Film poster
Directed by	Shawkat Amin Korki
Written by	Shawkat Amin Korki Mehmet Aktas
Starring	Hussein Hassan
Release date	6 July 2014 (Karlovy)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Iraq Germany
Language	Kurdish

Cast

• Hussein Hassan
• Nazmi Kirik
• Shima Molaei
• Ala Riani

See also

• List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Iraqi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• Kurdish cinema

References

1. "Film Review: 'Memories on Stone'". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
2. Young, Deborah (31 August 2015). "'Memories on Stone': Abu Dhabi Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
3. "Iraq's 'Memories on Stone' Oscar Entry". Financial Tribune. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

External links

• Memories on Stone at IMDb