A Flag Without a Country (2016)

  • NR
  • 01/22/2016 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 37m

Overview

For Nariman the pilot and Helly Luv, an aspiring singer, being Kurdish is not just an identity; it’s a full-time job. Nariman needs young recruits for his flying school—a goal made darkly comic since he just survived a plane crash—while the illustrious Helly collects Kalashnikov rifles and a sea of Kurdish flags to produce her music video. In the midst of another war against the Kurdish people, Nariman reminisces about a long-lost love, and Helly finds herself connecting with Kurdish children at a refugee camp near the Syrian border, who are in urgent need of inspiration and hope.

Bahman Ghobadi

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Helly Luv's headshot

Helly Luv

Self
Nariman Anwar's headshot

Nariman Anwar

Self
Mahsa Atashi's headshot

Mahsa Atashi

Self
Mohammad Rasool Mostafa's headshot

Mohammad Rasool Mostafa

Self
Fateme Kheder Ababakr's headshot

Fateme Kheder Ababakr

Self
Eilaf Ali Osman's headshot

Eilaf Ali Osman

Self
Mohammmad Ali Osman's headshot

Mohammmad Ali Osman

Self
Alla Ali Osman's headshot

Alla Ali Osman

Self

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