Jiyan

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2001 film

Jiyan

Film poster

Directed by| Jano Rosebiani
Written by| Jano Rosebiani
Produced by| Jano Rosebiani
Starring| Pirshang Berzinji
Kurdo Galali
Cinematography| Koutaiba Al Janabi

Production
company

Evini Films

Release date

* 2001 (2001)

Running time

| 102 minutes
Language| Kurdish

Jiyan (Life in Kurdish) is a 2001 film written and directed by the Kurdish director Jano Rosebiani.[1]

## Plot

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Diyar, a Kurdish-American returns to his hometown of Halabja, to build an orphanage five years after the chemical bombing. There, he meets Jiyan and Şêrko, orphan survivors of the attack. During his stay in the town, Diyar brings a short lived spark of hope and happiness to the children's lives, and as he leaves, the orphans go back to their lonely lives. Diyar leaves tearful Jiyan at the place where they met first: on a swing under a lonely tree on a small hill.

## Awards

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* Special Jury Award, New Director's Showcase, Seattle International Film Festival, 2002.
* Best Film Award, Man and his Environment, International Film Festival Festoria, Portugal, 2002.
* Popular Jury Award, Rights to Have Rights Film Festival, Italy, 2003.

## Cast

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* Kurdo Gelalî
* Derya Qadir
* Pirşeng Berzencî
* Çoman Hewramî
* Enwer Şêxanî
* Rûbar Ehmed
* Niyaz Letîf
* Tara Ebdulrehman

## References

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1. ^ Szanto, Edith (April 2018). "Mourning Halabja on Screen: Or Reading Kurdish Politics through Anfal Films". Review of Middle East Studies. 52 (1): 137. doi:10.1017/rms.2018.3. ISSN 2151-3481. S2CID 158673771.

## External links

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* Jiyan at IMDb
* "Jiyan". Time Out.

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