Political film 'Return to Kurkuk, a year in the fire'
anon | 01.06.2007 19:57 | Education | Iraq | Repression
Film @ Broadway Cinema Satarday 2nd June 1pm - about Karzan (imprisonewd and tortured by Saddam' regime) after 25 years in exile RETURNS TO KIRKUK - This thought provoking, intelligent and emotional story gives a unique insight into the true political feeling and civil unrest in Iraq today.
Return to Kirkuk: A Year In The Fire (This Saturday 2nd June)
Broadway Cinema: Saturday 2nd June 2007 @ 1pm
Dir: Karzan Sherabayani
Country: UK/South Kurdistan (Iraq)
Duration: 1hr 30mins
Thirty years ago Saddam Hussein's secret police imprisoned and tortured 14-year old Karzan - his only crime was being Kurdish. In 2005, Karzan, now a British citizen, returns to his childhood home after 25 years in exile, to ask if the people want the Western policy that is leading Iraq into a bloody civil war, or a divided Iraq. In this incredible document of a city at the crossroads of history, Karzan confronts the old demons of his, and his country's past, and the new villains and heroes who are fashioning its dangerous and uncertain future.
INTRODUCTION and Q&A @ 1PM
Karzan Sherabayani, the director of Return to Kirkuk, will introduce his film & participate in a Q&A session after the screening.
Broadway Cinema: Saturday 2nd June 2007 @ 1pm
Dir: Karzan Sherabayani
Country: UK/South Kurdistan (Iraq)
Duration: 1hr 30mins
Thirty years ago Saddam Hussein's secret police imprisoned and tortured 14-year old Karzan - his only crime was being Kurdish. In 2005, Karzan, now a British citizen, returns to his childhood home after 25 years in exile, to ask if the people want the Western policy that is leading Iraq into a bloody civil war, or a divided Iraq. In this incredible document of a city at the crossroads of history, Karzan confronts the old demons of his, and his country's past, and the new villains and heroes who are fashioning its dangerous and uncertain future.
INTRODUCTION and Q&A @ 1PM
Karzan Sherabayani, the director of Return to Kirkuk, will introduce his film & participate in a Q&A session after the screening.
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