Kilometre Zero
Produced in 2005
Film Information
Festival Edition 2006 - Edition 7
Section Selection
Director Hiner Saleem
Country France / Kurdistan
Duration 96 min
Language Kurdish - French - Arabic
Producer Alexandre Mallet-Guy / Hiner Saleem / Emilie Georges
Screenplay Hiner Saleem
Cast Nazmi Kiri / Eyam Ekren / Belcim Bilgin / Ehmed
Genre Drama
Synopsis
The film follows Ako, who is sent to the frontlines of the Iraq-Iran War, where he experiences the harsh realities of war and his Kurdish background. He attempts to return a fellow soldier's corpse to his family, but his driver turns out to be anti-Kurdish, leading to an unexpected journey across the Iraqi landscape.
Full Description
The film follows Ako, who is sent to the frontlines of the Iraq-Iran War in 1988, where he experiences the harsh realities of war and his Kurdish background. He attempts to return a fellow soldier's corpse to his family, but his driver turns out to be anti-Kurdish, leading to an unexpected journey across the Iraqi landscape.
Kilometre Zero
2005