A Kurdish Woman

A Short film of

Alexandre Sokurov, Alexei Jankowski

Produced by

Les Films d'Ici

Production year2010

Runtime52 min

Synopsis

Torn by history, the Kurdish community relive each year in the fête du printemps,the ceremony of juvenisation very old and which came before Islam. In the center of our narrative is the figure of Senia, an old woman who is at the head of a big family living in the village of Gawilan Botan, in the region of Bardarash, at an hours drive from Erbil; the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Painting a Muslim community of the Middle East through the portrait of a woman, and, as well, being the head woman of the household, such is the challenge of the movie which wants to situate itself in the heart of contradiction.

Credits

Directors (2)

Alexandre Sokurov
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Alexei Jankowski
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Les Films d'Ici

Co-production : Musée du Quai Branly

Full credits (7)

Executive Producer : Serge Lalou

Directors of Photography : Sara Cornu, Alexei Jankowski

Editor : Alexei Jankowski

Sound recordists : Makar Akhpachev, Dominique Vieillard, Vladimir Ozemkov

Co-producer : Hélène Cerutti

Production manager : Anne Cohen-Solal

Sound Mixer : Dominique Vieillard

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Sub-genre : Portrait
Themes : History, Minorities, Mountains
Production language : Russian, Kurdish
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2010
Runtime : 52 min
Production formats : HD-CAM
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Stereo
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (2)

DOK Leipzig
Germany, 2011
Programmes spéciaux
Visions du Réel
Switzerland, 2011
Compétition internationale courts et moyens-métrages

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