- Jiyan
Infobox_Film
name = Jiyan
caption = "Jiyan" film poster
writer = Jano Rosebiani
starring = Pirshang Berzinji,
Kurdo Galali
director = Jano Rosebiani
producer = Jano Rosebiani
distributor =
released = 2002
runtime = 102 min
language = Kurdish
budget =
imdb_id = 0297992"Jiyan" ("Life" in Kurdish) is a 2002
film written and directed by the Kurdish director "Jano Rosebiani".Plot
Diyari, a Kurdish/American returns to his hometown of Halabja, to build an orphanage five years after the chemical bombing. There, he meets "Jiyan" and "Sherko", orphan survivors of the attack. During his stay in the town, Diyari brings a short lived spark of hope and happiness to the children's lives, and as he leaves, the orphans go back to their lonely lives. Diyari leaves tearful Jiyan at the place where they met first: on a swing under a lonely tree on a small hill.
Awards
# Special Jury Award, New Director's Showcase,
Seattle International Film Festival , 2002.
# Best Film Award, Man and his Environment, International Film Festival Festoria, Portugal, 2002.
# Popular Jury Award, Rights to Have Rights Film Festival, Italy, 2003.Cast
#Kurdo Galali
#Pirshang Berzinji
#Choman Hawrami
#Enwer Shexani
#Derya Qadir
#Rubar Ehmed
#Niyaz Letif
#Tara Ebdilrehman
#Shehle MihemedExternal links
*imdb title|id=0297992|title=Jiyan
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/02/04/jiyan_2003_review.shtml Review by Jamie Russell, BBC Movies, Feb. 2003]
* [http://www.hrw.org/iff/2003/boston/jiyan.html Jiyan (Boston Premiere)] in Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, 2003.
* [http://www.medyaarts.com/jiyan.htm Jiyan] , The movie's official website.
* [http://www.medyaarts.com/jn_awards.htm Awards]
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