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:
Jamil Rostami, Khosro Sina.
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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 |
| Crew | Nader Masumi | Cinematography |
| Editing | Hootan Haghshenas | Colorist |
| Sound | Mohammad Emami | Sound |
| Writing | Ebrahim Ahmad | Writer |
| Sound | Karen Homayounfar | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Abbas Bolvandi | Production Design |
| Editing | Morteza Moeeneei | Editor |
| Writing | Jamil Rostami | Screenplay |
| Writing | Khosro Sina | Screenplay |
| Directing | Khosro Sina | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Mazhar Khaliqi | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Jamil Rostami | Director |