Vinterland (film)

Vinterland is a 2007 film directed by Hisham Zaman and produced in Norway.

Vinterland
Directed byHisham Zaman
Produced byTurid Øversveen
Written byKjell Ola Dahl,
Hisham Zaman
StarringRaouf Saraj,
Shler Rahnoma
Music byØistein Boassen
Release date
2007
Running time
52 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageKurdish, Norwegian

Plot

Renas, a Kurdish refugee living in the northern part of Norway in a remote desolate place, is awaiting the arrival of his fiancée, Fermesk. The couple have never met before, and their first encounter at the airport does not meet up to their expectations.

Reviews

The film was given a grant of 1.5 million kr in early 2006,[1] and was selected as the opener for the 2007 Tromsø International Film Festival.[2]

The film was reviewed by all major newspapers, receiving a dice throw of 5 out of 6 in Aftenposten and Dagbladet,[3][4] and 4 in VG and Nordlys[5][6]

Awards

  • Best Actor (Årets mannlige skuespiller), Raouf Saraj, Amanda Awards, Norway, 2007.
  • Grand Prix José Giovanni, Festival International Du Film De Montagne D'Autrans, France, 2007.[7]
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See also

References

  1. "Hisham Zaman regisserer novellefilm" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 March 2006.
  2. "Kurdisk kjærlighet i Tromsø" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 24 October 2006.
  3. Haddal, Per (18 January 2007). "Ryddig, munter og varm". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  4. Bentzrud, Inger (18 January 2007). "Varmt i det iskalde". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  5. Selås, Jon (18 January 2007). "Enkel og god". VG (in Norwegian).
  6. Jangås, Lasse (18 January 2007). "Når ikke helt opp". Nordlys (in Norwegian).
  7. Winterland Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Norwegian Film Institute.


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