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F Feature film · 2006 · 107 min

Half Moon / Niwemang

Ageing musician Mamo sets out with his sons to perform in Iraqi Kurdistan. The search for a woman’s voice shapes a journey interrupted by borders and prohibitions.

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Two people walking through snow in Half Moon
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Language
Kurdish, Persian
Year
2006
Runtime
107 min
Themes
Road stories · Borders and war
Why watch it?

For viewers drawn to music, travel and fable. A useful stop for exploring how journeys in Kurdish cinema can make room for humour and imagination.

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Image: Publicity still: trigon-film; film by Bahman Ghobadi. · Tanıtım görseli; hakları sahibine aittir

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Bahman Ghobadi

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