„Soft as Metal – Nerim mîna Hesin“2nd Kurdish Film Days Munich 2024
This event is in the past.
In war-torn regions, people have an ambivalent relationship with metal – the material of weapons. When an artist brings his iron sculptures – made of the remnants of war machinery – to different villages, the people are not afraid of them. On the contrary: they take a liking to them. The film observes how the relationship between people, especially children, and modern art develops.
This event is in the past.
In war-torn regions, people have an ambivalent relationship with metal – the material of weapons. When an artist brings his iron sculptures – made of the remnants of war machinery – to different villages, the people are not afraid of them. On the contrary: they take a liking to them. The film observes how the relationship between people, especially children, and modern art develops.
Sweden 2022, documentary, 23 minutes, Kurdish with English subtitles; directed by Seywan Saedian
After the screening, the film’s director, Seywan Saedian, will join us to answer questions.
Supporting film: A House Near the Sun – Maleke nêzîkî Rojê
A tailor refuses to leave his house and shop after ISIS attack on the town of Kobane in Syrian Kurdistan. He hopes that his customers will return and he talks to people hiding in his house along with his family members. After leaving the house one day, he finds it vandalised on his return. He breaks the wall of the room in which his daughter and wife were locked to bring them sunshine.
West Kurdistan/Iran 2023, drama, short, 12 minutes, Kurdish with English subtitles, directed by Maryam Samadi and Roni Shamlian
