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Where Is Gilgamesh?

2024 Iraq, Kurdistan Region film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Where Is Gilgamesh?
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Where Is Gilgamesh? (Sorani Kurdish: گێلگامێش لە کوێیە؟) is a 2024 Kurdish[1] heist noir crime film based on the Epic of Gilgamesh,[2] directed by Karzan Kardozi.

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Plot

Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh is stolen from a museum by a group of smugglers. Govan, a museum security guard, attempts to recover the stolen artifact and prevent its illicit sale at an auction in City of London. In the process, he becomes entangled with a secretive society that adheres to ancient Mesopotamian beliefs dating back to the early Sumerian period.[3]

Cast

  • Barzan Yunis as Govan (Gilgamesh)
  • Goran Dlshad as Akam (Enkidu)
  • Ragash Kizhan as Avin (Inanna)
  • Taha Mohamad as Avin's Father (Enlil)
  • Yasin Omar as Haji Hazo (Humbaba)

Production

The film was shot with a small crew of seven people with a budget of $9000, funded and produced by the director himself. The 29-day shoot took place entirely in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region. Many scenes were filmed inside the Sulaymaniyah Museum. The newly discovered Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh, housed at the Museum, makes an appearance in the film.[4]

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