Reseba: The Dark Wind

Reseba: The Dark Wind (Kurdish: Reṣeba) is a 2016 Iraqi film directed and co-written by Kurdish director Hussein Hassan. It made its world premiere as the opening film of the 4th Duhok International Film Festival in September 2016 and its international premiere as the closing film of the 21st Busan International Film Festival on October 15, 2016.^[2][3][4][5]

Reseba: The Dark Wind
Film poster
Directed by	Hussein Hassan
Written by	Mehmet Aktaş Hussein Hassan
Produced by	Mehmet Aktaş
Starring	Rekesh Shabaz Diman Zandi
Cinematography	Touraj Aslani
Edited by	Ebrahim Saeedi
Music by	Mustafa Biber
Production company	mîtosfilm
Release date	September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) (Duhok International Film Festival)
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Kurdistan Germany[1]
Languages	Kurdish Arabic

During its screening at the Duhok International Film Festival, the film was received angrily by some in the audience as it struck close to still open wounds. Crowds flooded out before the end of the film, upset, believing the female lead Pero (who was captured and sold by the Islamic State and then raped) was killed in the film.^[3][6]

On December 14, 2016, the Dubai Film Festival gave the Best Fiction Feature award to Hussein Hassan for this movie.^[7] Diman Zandi also received the Special Jury Award as Best Actress at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival for her performance.^[8]

It was selected as the Iraqi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[9][10]

It held its North American Premiere at Miami Film Festival 2017.

Plot

A young Yazidi couple struggle during the Islamic State's seizure of Sinjar and the massacre that follows.

Cast

• Rekesh Shabaz as Reko
• Diman Zandi as Pero
• Maryam Boobani
• Adil Abdulrahman

See also

• List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Iraqi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. Jay Weissberg (27 December 2016). "Film Review: 'The Dark Wind'". Variety. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
2. Neurink, Judit (10 September 2016). "Despite controversial opening film Duhok kicks off major festival". Rudaw Media Network. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
3. "Yezidis react angrily to film set during genocide". Rudaw Media Network. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
4. "The Dark Wind". Duhok International Film Festival. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
5. Kerr, Elizabeth (13 October 2016). "The Dark Wind: Film Review - Busan 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
6. "Director defends film after 3 protesters arrested at screening in Duhok". Rudaw Media Network. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
7. Simon, Alissa (2016-12-14). "Dubai Festival Wraps With ISIS Drama 'The Dark Wind' Taking Top Prize". Variety. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
8. "Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival". Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
9. "Iraq".
10. Pond, Steve (24 August 2017). "'The Square,' 'In the Fade' Top First Batch of Oscar Foreign Language Contenders". The Wrap. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

External links

• Reseba: The Dark Wind at IMDb