Director · Born 1985, Silêmanî, Güney Kürdistan (Irak)
Halkawt Mustafa
A director from Sulaymaniyah living in Norway: runaway lovers, dwarf brothers on the road to Madrid, a woman sniper against ISIS.
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- films in the guide
- 2011–2026
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- festival awards
A Kurdish director from Sulaymaniyah based in Norway. His first feature Red Heart follows Shirin, alone in the big city after fleeing a forced marriage. El Clásico, a bittersweet comedy about two dwarf brothers taking shoes to Ronaldo, won a cinematography award at Tribeca. No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman follows a Kurdish woman sniper in the war against ISIS.
- Tribeca Film Festival · 2016El Clásico — Görüntü yönetimi ödülü
Sources and information · 17.10.2026
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