Directed by:
Hiner SaleemScreenplay:
Hiner SaleemCinematography:
Manuel TeranCast:
Jonathan Zaccaï, Golshifteh Farahani, Billey Demirtas, Nazmî Kirik, Mylène Demongeot, Jane Birkin, Maurice Bénichou, Hiner Saleem, Ludivine Clerc (more)Plots(1)
In a Parisian bar, a hard-boiled egg brings together a Frenchman named Philippe, who has just been released from prison, and a Kurd named Avdal, who claims to be in Europe on the trail of an Iraqi war criminal. But fate has other plans for their friendship. A pizza seller tells Philippe: “Kurds don’t die of natural causes – it’s chemical weapons, cancer, or exile.” Six Kurdish brothers arrive on the scene, as do Avdal’s beautiful fiancée Siba and his devout father Cheto. This black comedy about love, death, sorrow, and forgiveness presents established themes such as life in the diaspora, the clash of civilizations, the coexistence of cultures, patriarchal morality, nationalism, faith, women’s emancipation, honor killings, and the conflict between tradition and modernity, and between rural and city life. But it looks upon them lightly, with nostalgic detachment, a touch of mystery, and a sense of the paradoxical absurdities of existence. The director cast the legendary Mylène Demongeot (The Three Musketeers, Fantômas) in the role of the piano-playing landlady. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jonathan Zaccaï
Belgium
Best movies:
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)
Remi, Nobody's Boy (2018)
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Golshifteh Farahani
Iran
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Billey Demirtas
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Nazmî Kirik
Turkey
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Mylène Demongeot
France
Best movies:
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Jane Birkin
UK
Best movies:
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La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
Maurice Bénichou
Algeria
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Hiner Saleem
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Ludivine Clerc
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Menderes Samancılar
Turkey
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Feyyaz Duman
Turkey
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Maryam Muradian
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Özz Nûjen
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Bolt (2008)
Bee Movie (2007)
Yilmaz Özdil
Turkey
Best movies:
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Xavier Laurent
France
Best movies:
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Bruno López
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