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.
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.
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]