آوازهای سرزمین مادری‌ام

Synopsis

In Iran and Iraq’s postwar years, when Iraq bombs its Kurdistan, an old Iranian Kurd singer, accompanied by his musician sons, start searching for his ex-wife Hanareh. Hanareh, a women singer, has gone to Kurdistan in Iraq. The film is the story of the band’s journey, joined with their music. It is the story of a nation that has always been wandering. Being so used to war, they take it as a game and with their music they celebrate life.

Crew

Produced, Written and Directed by: Bahman Ghobadi
Screenplay Assistant: Fariborz Kamkari
Directors of Photography: Saeed Nikzat, Shahriar Asadi
Editor: Hayedeh Safi-Yari
Music: Arsalan Komkar
Sound: Hasan Zahedi, Mahmoud Moussavi-Nejad
Sound Mix: Mohammad Haghighi
Assistant Director: Hossein Ghana’at
Production Manager: Mohamad Reza Najafi
Special Effects: Javad Sharifi
Script Supervisor: Raheleh Parvin-Nia
Still Photographers: Bahman Ghobadi, Abedin Ali-Veissey

Cast

Shahab Ebrahimi ……………… Mirza
Faegh Mohammadi…………….. Barat
Allah-Morad Rashtian ………… Audeh
Rojan Hosseini………………….. Rojan
Iran Ghobadi …………………… Hanareh
Saeed Mohammadi………………The Teacher
Fathollah Sa’edi
Shilan Rahmani
Bahram Sarbazi
Mariam Pouyani
Hossein Rashid-Ghamat

Producer: Bahman Ghobadi
Word Sale: MijFilm Co. (www.MijFilm.Com)

Awards

  1. Winner: The Francois – Chalais Prize, Cannes Film Festival, 2002
  2. Winner: Gold Plaque, Chicago International Film Festival, 2002
  3. Winner: Best Feature Film Award, Cervinio Film Festival, Italy, 2002
  4. Winner: Best Feature Film, 26th Sao Paulo International Film Festival (Mostra), Brazil, 2002
  5. Winner: SIGNIS Award for Best Film at the IV DeHumalc Human Rights Film Festival in Buenos Aires
  6. Nominated for the Best Film at Gijon International Film Festival, Spain, 2002
  7. Nominated for the Golden Tulip at Istanbul International Film Festival, 2003

Festivals Songs of my Mother’s Land has participated in:

  1. Cannes Film Festival, France, 2002. World Premiere.
  2. Chicago International Film Festival, 4th – 18th October, 2002. In Competition
  3. En route Vers le Monde, 9th – 13th October, 2002, Nantes, France. In Competition
  4. Sao Paulo International Film Festival, 18th – 31st October, 2002, Brazil. In Competition
  5. Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, 25th – 31st October, 2002, Florida. In Competition
  6. Tokyo International Film Festival, 26th October – 4th November, 2002. In Competition
  7. Banff Mountain International Film Festival, 29th October – 3rd November, 2002. In Competition
  8. Regus London International Film Festival, 6th – 21st November, 2002
  9. Pusan International Film Festival, 14th – 23rd November, 2002, South Korea
  10. Kurdish London Film Festival, 15th – 28th November, 2002
  11. Gijon International Film Festival, 21st – 29th November. In Competition
  12. Festival of Auteur Film, View into the World Section, 23rd – 30th November, 2002, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
  13. Tromso International Film Festival, 14th – 19th January, 2003. In Competition
  14. Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, 4th – 11th February, 2003. In Competition
  15. Films from the South Festival, 14th – 20th February, 2003, Oslo. In Competition
  16. Adelaide International Film Festival, 28th February – 7th March, 2003, Australia
  17. Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in London, 12th – 20th March, 2003
  18. Cinema NOVO International Film Festival in Belgium, 13th – 23rd March, 2003
  19. WOW! Wales One World FF in Aberystwyth, Cardiff, Newport & Swansea, 15th – 29th March, 2003, England
  20. Nat International Film Festival, 28th March – 6th April, 2003, Denmar
  21. Phiafilm, the Philadelphia International Film Festival, 3rd – 17th April, 2003, U.S.A
  22. Taos Talking Picture International Film Festival, 10th – 13th April, 2003.
  23. Istanbul International Film Festival, 12th – 27th April, Turkey. In Competition
  24. Kurdish Film Festival in Frankfurt, 1st – 12th May, 2003, Germany
  25. Culture and Art International Film Festival of Diyarbakir, 24th May – 2nd June, 2003, Turkey
  26. Sydney International Film Festival, 6th – 20th June, 2003, Australia
  27. Auckland International Film Festival, 11th July – 27th July), New Zealand
  28. Wellington International Film Festival, 18th July – 2nd August, 2003, New Zealand
  29. Melbourne International Film Festival, 23rd July – 10th August, 2003, Australia
  30. Trento International Film Festival, 1st – 9th May, 2004, Italy. In Competition
  31. Stockholm Park Cinema, September 4th, 2004, Sweden
  32. Forening YARI International Film Festival, September 5th, 2004, Uppsala Sweden
  33. Asia International Film Festival, 21st – 24th October, 2004, Turku, Finland
  34. Cinemazero, 22nd December, 2004 Pordenone, Italy
  35. Kurdish Film Festival in Wien, January 15th, 2005, Austria
  36. Screened at the Iran Film Week in Tunisia, March, 2006
  37. Montreal Cinemateque, October, 2006, Canada. In Retrospection
  38. New Crowned Hope Festival, 14th November – 13th December 2006, Vienna, Austria
  39. 54th Flaherty International Film Seminar 21-27 June, 2008, NY
  40. Musuem of Modern Art (Moma) 27-7 July,2008, NY
  41. Sarlat film festival, 30th of October – 15th of November 2008
  42. Oslo film festival from south festival, 14th – 20th February 2008