A Silent Traveler (1993)
Debuting Iraq-born, Netherlands-based writer/director Ibrahim Selman starts out on docu ground, with a voiceover explaining his objectives and the film’s stand-in location, and recalling Kurdistan before the advent of war. He then shifts into narrative mode, with glimpses of life in a mountain village caught in the conflict between Iraqi military authorities and peshmergas (guerrilla freedom fighters).
Director:
Ibrahim Selman
Writers:
Ibrahim Selman, Rolf Orthel, Hugo Heinen.
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Bangin Abdulkadir as Azid |
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Said Ali as Taho |
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Umet Ali as Moho |
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Abdulkadir Yousif as Silo |
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Halima Sadik as Kurde |
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Walid Hadji as Simko |
| Writing | Ibrahim Selman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rolf Orthel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hugo Heinen | Screenplay |
| Production | Rolf Orthel | Producer |
| Sound | Dalshad Said | Music |
| Sound | Democrat Taha | Music |
| Sound | Serbest Zozan | Music |
| Crew | Peter Brugman | Cinematography |
| Editing | Kees Linthorst | Editor |
| Directing | Barbara Hin | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ibrahim Selman | Director |