1001 Apples (Sorani Kurdish: هەزار و یەک سێو) is a 2013 Kurdish[1] documentary film that focuses on five Kurdish survivors of the Anfal campaign [2].[3]
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Sorani Kurdish | هەزار و یەک سێو |
Directed by | Taha Karimi |
Written by | Taha Karimi Karzan Kardozi |
Starring | Ghahar Khalil Mouhamad Ababakar Ali Said Hashim Mouhamad Rashid Faraj Mouhamad Aziz Abdulkarim Naif Hassan |
Cinematography | Mehdi Azadi |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | Kurdistan Region - Iraq |
Language | Kurdish |
Plot
editIn 1988 the Iraqi Ba’ath party murdered and buried 182,000 Kurds in 350 mass graves. Only 10 people managed to escape. Faraj climbed out from amongst the dead and was taken to the USA by Human Rights Watch. Realizing that few people were aware of the genocidal Anfal massacres, Faraj formed the Iraqi Mass Graves Survivors group. He returned to Kurdistan where, with four other survivors, he bought 1001 red apples and cloves and distributed them to families who had lost members. These apples and cloves became symbols of reconciliation and peace. [4]
Cast
edit- Ghahar Khalil Mouhamad as Ghahar
- Ababakar Ali Said as Ababakar
- Hashim Mouhamad Rashid as Hashim
- Faraj Mouhamad Aziz as Faraj
- Abdulkarim Naif Hassan as Abdulkarim
References
edit- ^ "Best Documentary Feature Film (11 December 2014) Asia Pacific Screen Awards". Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Film on Kurdish genocide (10 April 2014) Alarabiya". Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "1001 Apples(2013) IMDB". Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Premiere of 1001 Apples (07 April 2014) Kurdistan Tribune". Retrieved 11 September 2024.
External links
edit- 1,001 Apples at IMDb