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).

Released Nov. 17, 1993 92 min None+

Genres: Drama, History

Production Companies: Dnu Film BV, Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)

Country: Iraq
Production Countries: Iraq, Netherlands
Languages: Kurdish, Dutch