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Memories on Stone (Kurdish: Bîranînen li ser kevirî) is a 2014 German-Iraqi film directed by Shawkat Amin Korkiv. It was produced by mitosfilm and mitosfilm Iraq. It describes the struggles of schoolfriends Alan and Hussein of making a post-war film about the Anfal genocide during Saddam Hussein's regime. The film was selected as the Iraqi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Original Release
07/06/2014
US Release
03/22/2015
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hussein Hassan Ali | Director Hussein / Hussein |
| Nazmi Kirik | Alan |
| Shima Molaei | Sinor |
| Rekish Shahbaz | Bashir |
| Hishyar Ziro | Hajar |
| Bangen Ali | Hiwa |
| Suat Usta | Roj Azad / Rozh Azad |
| Salah Sheikh Ahmedi | Uncle Hamid |
| Baroj Akrayi | Salem (DOP) |
| Abdilqadir Bamarni | Alan's Father |
Directors
Writers
Shawkat Amin Korki, Mehmet Aktas
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hussein Hassan Ali | Director Hussein / Hussein |
| Nazmi Kirik | Alan |
| Shima Molaei | Sinor |
| Rekish Shahbaz | Bashir |
| Hishyar Ziro | Hajar |
| Bangen Ali | Hiwa |
| Suat Usta | Roj Azad / Rozh Azad |
| Salah Sheikh Ahmedi | Uncle Hamid |
| Baroj Akrayi | Salem (DOP) |
| Abdilqadir Bamarni | Alan's Father |
| Adil Abdolrahman | Mr. Khalid |
| Alamorad Rashtiani | The Smuggler |
| Taher Abdullah Taher | Smuggler's Son |
| Mazichn Aziz | Sinor's Mother |
| Diman Zand | Iranian Actress |
| Bakir Marof | Baathist Officer |
| Marmar Alhilali | |
| Salih Arif | Shamal (Director Assistant) |
| Ferset Izzet | Soldier |
| Ala Riani | Wife of Alan |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Thomas Koessler | Producer |
| Mehmet Aktas | Producer |
