Where Is Gilgamesh?

Where Is Gilgamesh? is a 2024 Kurdish heist noir crime film based on the Epic of Gilgamesh, directed by Karzan Kardozi.

Plot

Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh is stolen from a museum by a group of smugglers. Govan, a museum security guard, attempts to recover the stolen artifact and prevent its illicit sale at an auction in City of London. In the process, he becomes entangled with a secretive society that adheres to ancient Mesopotamian beliefs dating back to the early Sumerian period.

Cast

Barzan Yunis as Govan
Goran Dlshad as Akam
Ragash Kizhan as Avin
Taha Mohamad as Avin's Father
Yasin Omar as Haji Hazo

Production

The film was shot with a small crew of seven people with a budget of $9000, funded and produced by the director himself. The 29-day shoot took place entirely in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region. Many scenes were filmed inside the Sulaymaniyah Museum. The newly discovered Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh, housed at the Museum, makes an appearance in the film.