Jiyan


Jiyan is a 2001 film written and directed by the Kurdish director Jano Rosebiani.

Plot

Diyar, a Kurdish-American returns to his hometown of Halabja, to build an orphanage five years after the chemical bombing. There, he meets Jiyan and Şêrko, orphan survivors of the attack. During his stay in the town, Diyar 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. Diyar leaves tearful Jiyan at the place where they met first: on a swing under a lonely tree on a small hill.

Awards

Cast

  • Kurdo Gelalî
  • Derya Qadir
  • Pirşeng Berzencî
  • Çoman Hewramî
  • Enwer Şêxanî
  • Rûbar Ehmed
  • Niyaz Letîf
  • Tara Ebdulrehman