ئاڵای بێ وڵات · 2015

A Flag Without a Country

Bahman Ghobadi · 97 min · Iraq

For Nariman the pilot and Helly Luv, an aspiring singer, being Kurdish is not just an identity; it’s a full-time job. Nariman needs young recruits for his flying school—a goal made darkly comic since he just survived a plane crash—while the illustrious Helly collects Kalashnikov rifles and a sea of Kurdish flags to produce her music video. In the midst of another war against the Kurdish people, Nariman reminisces about a long-lost love, and Helly finds herself connecting with Kurdish children at a refugee camp near the Syrian border, who are in urgent need of inspiration and hope.

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Production companies

Mij Film

Locations

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Setting

Irak

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Cast

• Helly Luv

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• Nariman Anwar

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• Mahsa Atashi

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• Mohammad Rasool Mostafa

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• Fateme Kheder Ababakr

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• Eilaf Ali Osman

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• Mohammmad Ali Osman

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• Alla Ali Osman

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