Memories on Stone explained

Memories on Stone
Director:	Shawkat Amin Korki
Starring:	Hussein Hassan
Runtime:	97 minutes
Country:	Iraq Germany
Language:	Kurdish

Memories on Stone (ku|'''Bîranînen li ser kevirî''') is a 2014 Kurdish-language German-Iraqi film directed by Shawkat Amin Korki.^{[1] [2]} It was produced by mitosfilm and mitosfilm Iraq. It describes the struggles of schoolfriends Alan and Hussein of making a post-war film about the atrocities against the Iraqi Kurdish population in Al-Anfal campaign during Saddam Hussein's regime. The film was selected as the Iraqi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.^[3]

Cast

• Hussein Hassan
• Nazmi Kirik
• Shima Molaei
• Ala Riani

See also

• List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Iraqi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• Kurdish cinema

Notes and References

1. Web site: Film Review: 'Memories on Stone' . 31 August 2015 . Variety.
2. Web site: 'Memories on Stone': Abu Dhabi Review . Young . Deborah . . 31 August 2015 . 31 August 2015.
3. Web site: Iraq's 'Memories on Stone' Oscar Entry . Financial Tribune . 3 September 2015 . 4 September 2015.