Bashur, student film

Date: 2024

Running time: 12 minutes

Country of origin: Bashur

Country of filming: Bashur

Language: Kurdish

Synopsis

In 1990 Haji Jalil lives in a mountain village of Bingöl. He sends his three married sons to Germany to work, hoping they can remedy his financial difficulties. On a snowy winter day, he learns that one of his sons has died, but it’s not clear which one. The uncertainty uncovers some buried emotions within the family. The next morning, since their village has no telephone, Haji Jalil goes to the neighboring village to place a call to find out. All day his sisters-in-law and mother await the news that he will bring.

Sorani
کچە گەنجەکەی پیاوێک بەهۆی نەخۆشییەکی سەختەوە گیانی لەدەستدا. بەسەر خەم و پەژارەدا زاڵ دەبێت، لە جیهانێکی خەیاڵی خۆیدا دەژی کە کچەکە هێشتا لە ژیاندایە و هێشتا ژیانێکی هاوبەشیان هەیە. لەگەڵ چەسپاندنی بەم وەهمە، خەم و پەشیمانی قووڵتر دەبێتەوە و هێڵەکانی نێوان فانتازیا و واقیع کاڵ دەکاتەوە. ئەم فیلمە کاریگەرە بەدواداچوون بۆ لەدەستدان و ئینکاری و ئەو درێژییە دەکات کە دڵێکی شکاو تا چەند دەڕوات بۆ ئەوەی لە ئازارێکی بەرگە نەگیراو ڕزگاری بێت.

Sharo Shorsh Mohammed

Director's Bio

English:
Abdurrahim Karabulut was born in Elaziğ in 1987 and studied mathematics at Inönü University. After working as a math teacher, he studied radio and cinema at İstanbul University. His short film Topraksız Çiçekler (Flowers Without Soil, 2021) received first prize in the short film competition held by Bingöl Directorate of National Education. His short film Çanta (The School Bag, 2022) won third prize in the AFAD National Short Film Competition. He works as a professional photographer.

Mahsun Celayi̇r was born in Bingöl in 1988 and studied Turkish language and literature at Erzincan University. He teaches Turkish language and literature at the National Education Ministry. He earned an associate degree in photography at Anadolu University and has since pursued his interest in cinema and photography.

Kurmanci:
Abdulrahîm Karabulut di sala 1987’an de li Elezîğ jidayîkbûye û beşê bîrkarî li zanîngeha Inönü xwendiye. Piştî ku weke mamosteyê bîrkarî xebatkir, wî beşa radyo û sinema xwend li zanîngeha Istenbûlê. Kurtefilmê wî yê bi navê Topraksız Çiçekler (Çîçekên bê ax,2021

Mehsun Celayir di sala 1988’an de li bingöl jidayîkbûye û ziman û wêjeya Turkî li zanîngeha Erzincanê xwendiye. Ew ziman û wêjeya Turkî li Wezareta Xwendinê yê Navnetewî fêrdike. Wî pileya hevkar di wênekêşiyê de wergirtiye ji zanîngeha Anadolu û ji wê demê ve pey sînema û wênekêşiyê ketiye.

Sorani:
شارۆ شۆڕش محەمەد لە ساڵی ٢٠٠٠ لە شاری سیلێمانی لە باشوری کوردستان لەدایک بووە و لە زانکۆی سیلێمانی کاری سینەماکاری خوێندووە. ماوەی ٩ ساڵ لە بواری فیلمسازیدا کاری کردووە و لە ئێستادا دەرهێنەرە لە کەناڵێکی تەلەفزیۆنی.

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