Vinterland (film) explained

Vinterland
Starring:Raouf Saraj,
Shler Rahnoma
Director:Hisham Zaman
Producer:Turid Øversveen
Music:Øistein Boassen
Released:2007
Runtime:52 minutes
Country:Norway
Language:Kurdish, Norwegian

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

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 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 "die throw" of 5 out of 6 in Aftenposten and Dagbladet,[3] [4] and 4 in VG and Nordlys[5] [6]

Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Hisham Zaman regisserer novellefilm. Norwegian News Agency. 1 March 2006. Norwegian.
  2. News: Kurdisk kjærlighet i Tromsø. Norwegian News Agency. 24 October 2006. Norwegian.
  3. News: Ryddig, munter og varm. Haddal. Per. Per Haddal. 18 January 2007. Aftenposten. Norwegian.
  4. News: Varmt i det iskalde. Bentzrud. Inger. 18 January 2007. Aftenposten. Norwegian.
  5. News: Enkel og god. Selås. Jon. 18 January 2007. VG. Norwegian.
  6. News: Når ikke helt opp. Jangås. Lasse. 18 January 2007. Nordlys. Norwegian.
  7. http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/show.html?id=763 Winterland