The Quarter Of The Scarecrows

Produced in 2010

The Quarter Of The Scarecrows

Film Information

Festival Edition 2011 - Edition 11
Section ME Feature Competition
Director Hassan Ali Mahmood
Country Iraq
Duration 76 min
Language Kurdish
Producer Hassan Ali Mahmood
Screenplay Sherzad Hassan
Cast Valid Marouf Jaro, Abdal Shawakat, Solav M. Khared, Taha Akhajan
Genre Drama

Synopsis

Inspired by the eight-year war between Iraq and Iran in which millions of innocent civilians died, this drama is a disturbing allegory on tyranny. It depicts an infestation of crows on a rich landowner's property and how a group of the village's children are captured to become live scarecrows. Symbolic imagery manifests itself throughout the film, as scarecrows take over the land as children and soldiers are hired to shoot and repel crows, but when one child unexpectedly dies, things take another turn.

Full Description

Inspired by the eight-year war between Iraq and Iran, this drama depicts an infestation of crows on a rich landowner's property and how a group of the village's children are captured to become live scarecrows. It explores themes of tyranny and the impact of war on innocent lives.