Our Locked Door

Our Locked Door (1992)

Drama

Adapted from Michael Lazar Issa’s story of the same name (ܗܘ ܬܪܥܢ ܚܠܝܩܐ – Aw Tar’an Khleeqa), the film tells the tragic story of Ester and Eshay, a young couple who elope only for Ester to become the victim of an honour killing. The film is an elegy on the Assyrian homeland, shaped by repeated genocide, intergenerational trauma and displacement. It captures the beauty of tradition and ritual, without shying from a critique of the patriarchal values embedded in the culture. Our Locked Door also highlights the tenacity of the Assyrian diaspora, being made on a small budget and relying on the goodwill of the communities in Australia and Armenia where it was filmed.

Director: Ninos Kako

Casts

	Edison Adam as Eshay
	Angella Yaghoubi as Ester
	Rasmik Bet Khosrow as Goulyad
	Lydia Amanoil as Eshay's Mother
	Aprim Yosip as Eshay's Father
	Sami Peiku as Ester's Father
	Ninos Kako as Heewi's Father
	Albert Oshana as Akhiqar (the Priest)
	Batoul Touma as Heewi's Mother
	Nora Tamraz as Saureya
	Genia Abramova as Heewi

Crew