The Agony of People (2007)
Sulaymaniah, Iraqi Kurdistan, in the 1940s. When his wife Kaleh goes into labor, her husband Jwamer runs to get the midwife. By ill luck, he runs into the middle of a political demonstration and is seriously wounded and arrested by mistake as the ringleader. After a rigged trial, Jwamer is sentenced to ten years in prison. He serves his sentence and, as soon as he is set free, goes in search of his wife and child.
Director:
Jamil Rostami
Writers:
Khosro Sina, Jamil Rostami.
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Nzar Salami as Jwanmer |
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Abdul Hama Jwan as Government Agent |
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Aso Omar Swara as Lawa |
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Behadin Halabcheie as |
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Renas Wria as Kale |
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Zhyan Ibrahim Khayat as Jwanmer's Mother |
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Zamwa Zahir as Rebwar |
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Abdulla Xayat as Arif |
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Nawzad Majid as |
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Solav Shaida as Tea House Owner |
| Writing | Ebrahim Ahmad | Writer |
| Crew | Nader Masumi | Cinematography |
| Editing | Morteza Moeeneei | Editor |
| Art | Abbas Bolvandi | Production Design |
| Sound | Mohammad Emami | Sound |
| Editing | Hootan Haghshenas | Colorist |
| Sound | Karen Homayounfar | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Khosro Sina | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jamil Rostami | Screenplay |
| Directing | Khosro Sina | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Mazhar Khaliqi | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Jamil Rostami | Director |