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Jano Rosebiani (writer)
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Love, life and acid gas. The Story of Halabja the second Hiroshima
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Five years following the infamous chemical and biological bombing of Halabja, Diyari, a Kurdish/ American good Samaritan... more | add synopsis
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2 wins & 1 nomination more
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A beautiful and at times harsh and funny movie.Recommended. more (3 total)

Cast

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Kurdo Galali ... Diyari
Pirshang Berzinji ... Jiyan
Choman Hawrami ... Sherko
Enwer Shexani ... Salar
Derya Qadir ... Tavga
Rubar Ehmed ... Jala
Niyaz Letif ... Haci Heme
Tara Ebdilrehman ... Shilan
Shehle Mihemed ... Shirin
Ehmed Salar ... The Mayor
Nasir Hesen ... Mela Rostem
Perwin Shahzade ... Kejal
Shehram Namiq ... Alan
Gule Heme Resui ... Baci Gule
Ibrahim Seld ... The Mason
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102 min
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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
A beautiful and at times harsh and funny movie.Recommended., 9 January 2003
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Author: Mark from Canberra, Australia

A beautiful and at times harsh and funny movie proving that you can still make a simple and honest story without the hollywood embelishments forced on us by the mainstream movie industry. The director has a gift rare these days.

This movie should be mandatory viewing for all those making political decisions on the lives of the kurdish and arabic people.

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