Requiem of Snow

Requiem of Snow is a 2005 film written by Iranian screenwriter Sholeh Shariati and directed by the Kurdish-Iranian director Jamil Rostami. It is a joint production of Iran and Iraq and the first film to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars.

Requiem of Snow
Requiem of Snow film poster
Written by	Sholeh Shariati
Produced by	Seyed Ahmad Miralaie
Starring	Abdollah Ahmadi, Delnia Farajpour, Shadi Varyani, Masoud Yousefi,
Music by	Fariborz Lachini
Release date	2005 (2005)
Running time	90 min
Language	Kurdish

Plot

In a village stricken by drought, as people pray for rain, a Kurdish girl trying to escape from an arranged marriage runs into a stranger.

Awards

1. Best Director Award, 8th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, 2005, Greece.
2. Crystal Simorgh Award, Best Director, Fajr Film Festival, 2005, Iran.

External links

• Awards, Olympia International Film Festival, Greece, 2005.
• Requiem of Snow, Official website.
• Requiem of Snow at IMDb