MANDOO
DISCOVERY – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
MANDOO
a film by Ebrahim Saeedi
with Rojan Mahamad, Shahab Fazili, Tima Amiri, Avesta Khalid, Mahmoud Gli
Iraq – 2010 – 90 min. – colour
Iraq 2004. Sheelan, a young female doctor of Kurdish origin having fled to Sweden with her parents, has taken advantage of the fall of Saddam Hussein to return to Iraq. She wants to find her uncle from whom she has had no news for over 20 years. Shortly after her arrival Sheelan discovers that her uncle has suffered a stroke and lost the faculty of speech. Her cousin informs her that he wishes to take his father back to Iranian Kurdistan where he'll be able to live his final days surrounded by memories of his homeland. Having been unable to convince them to go to Sweden with her, Sheelan decides to accompany them on their homeward trek. The road to Iran will be long and full of twists and turns.
ATTENDING : Ebrahim Saeedi (director)
INTERVIEWS : date TBC
PRESS & INDUSTRY SCREENING :
Thursday 9 Sept. at 12:00pm – Scotiabank Theatre 11 (259 Richmond Street West)
PUBLIC SCREENINGS :
Friday 10 Sept. at 02:30pm – AMC 3 (10 Dundas Street East)
Monday 13 Sept. at 02:45pm – AMC 5 (10 Dundas Street East)
Friday 17 Sept. at 05:45pm – AMC 3 (10 Dundas Street East)
Language : Kurdish, Arabic with English Subtitles
International Sales : DreamLab Films – www.dreamlabfilms.com
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