Kilomètre zéro (2005)

Set during the Iraq-Iran war in the 80s, the film tells of a tragicomic road trip set in Iraq's Kurdistan.

Director:

Hiner Saleem

Writer:

Hiner Saleem

Stars:

Nazmî Kirik, Eyam Ekrem, Belçim Bilgin

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Nazmî Kirik	...	Ako
Eyam Ekrem	...	The driver
Belçim Bilgin	...	Selma
Ehmed Qeladizeni	...	Sami
Nezar Selami	...	Adnan

Storyline

In the late 80's, in the small village of Amedi, the Kurd electrician Ako is forced to leave his family and join the Iraqi army to fight in Basra against Iran. When he is assigned to escort the coffin of a deceased soldier to his family, the crosses the country with an Arab driver and plots a scheme to desert the army and bring his wife and son to Paris.

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Plot Keywords:

iraq iran war | iraq | kurdistan | racism | political oppression | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

France Iraq Finland

Language:

Kurdish Arabic French

Release Date:

14 September 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

Hiliometro miden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Memento Films Production, La Cinéfacture, Hiner Saleem Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Black Humorous Propaganda

In the late 80's, in the small village of Amedi, the Kurd electrician Ako (Nazmî Kirik) is forced to leave his family and join the Iraqi army to fight in Basra against Iran. When he is assigned to escort the coffin of a deceased soldier to his family, the crosses the country with an Arab driver and plots a scheme to desert the army and bring his wife and son to Paris.

"Kilomètre Zero" is a film of the Kurdish director Hiner Saleem with a black humorous propaganda against Saddam Hussein's regime but unfortunately with bad taste. I did not see the point of the cow defecating in front of the camera, or the offense against the flag of Iraq since Ako's attitude is neither dramatic nor funny and the flags of all countries should be respected. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Quilômetro Zero" ("Zero Kilometer")