MY SWEET PEPPER LAND
by Hiner Saleem
synopsis
The story of Baran, a hero of the Kurdish war of independence, accepting to become chief of police in a small valley in Iraqi Kurdistan, on the border with Turkey and Iran. A lawless territory, at the heart of the Bermuda Triangle, a backcloth for trafficking in alcohol, drugs and medicine. He refuses to bow down to the rules of Aziz Aga, a corrupt tribal chief and ancestral master of the valley. The beautiful Govend arrives as a schoolteacher, despite the hostility of Aziz Aga, the inhabitants and Govend's twelve brothers. Together, Govend and Baran will challenge the power of Aziz Aga.
international title: | My Sweet Pepper Land |
original title: | My Sweet Pepper Land |
country: | France, Germany |
sales agent: | Playtime |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Hiner Saleem |
film run: | 100' |
release date: | DE 27/03/2014, FR 09/04/2014, DK 24/04/2014, BE 30/07/2014 |
screenplay: | Hiner Saleem, Antoine Lacomblez |
cast: | Golshifteh Farahani, Korkmaz Arslan, Suat Usta |
cinematography by: | Pascal Auffray |
film editing: | Juliette Haubois |
producer: | Marc Bordure, Robert Guédiguian |
co-producer: | Benny Drechsel |
production: | Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Rohfilm GmbH, Chaocorp, ARTE France Cinéma, HS Production |
backing: | Canal+, Eurimages, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Sanad fund (Abu Dhabi Film Festival) |
distributor: | Memento Distribution, Rapid Eye Movies, Imagine |