{{Infobox film | name = Jani Gal | native_name = {{Infobox name module | language = ckb | title = {{noitalic|{{lang|ckb|ژانی گەل}}}} }} | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Jamil Rostami | producer = Jamil Rostami | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * Khosro Sina * Jamil Rostami }} | based_on = {{Based on|''Jani Gal''|Ibrahim Ahmad}} | starring = {{Plainlist|<!-- Per billing block in the film poster --> * Nzar Salami * Renas Wrya }} | music = Karen Homayounfar | cinematography = Nader Masumi | editing = Morteza Moeeni | production_companies = Suli Film | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2007|07|22}} | runtime = 100 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 101:13--> | country = Iraq | language = Kurdish<!-- Do not add Arabic as it is not used as a primary language. --> | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Jani Gal''''' ({{langx|ckb|ژانی گەل|Janî Gel|The Agony of a People}}) is a 2007 Kurdish-language Kurdish drama film directed by Jamil Rostami, who co-wrote the screenplay with Khosro Sina and also served as the producer. The film is based on Ibrahim Ahmad's 1972 novel of the same name. The film stars Nzar Salami, Renas Wrya, and Abdul Hamajwan. The story, set in the Kurdistan of the 1940s and 1950s, chronicles Jwamer after his release from prison and his search for his wife and son. It was Iraq's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref name="YahooMoviesSubmissions">{{cite web|url=http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/iw/20071018/1355.html |title=A Record 63 Countries Vying For Best Foreign-Language Oscar Nod |publisher=Yahoo! Movies |date=2007-10-17 |accessdate=2008-06-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926200107/http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/iw/20071018/1355.html |archivedate=September 26, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="VarietyShortlist">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117979064.html?nav=news&categoryid=1982&cs=1|title=Oscar's foreign film race heats up|magazine=Variety|author=Gaydos, Steven|author2=McCarthy, Libby|date=2008-01-15|accessdate=2008-06-23}}</ref>
==Plot== The story is set in 1950s Iraq and illustrates the plight of ''Juamer'' in a flashback structure. When Juamer's wife goes into labor, he runs to get the midwife but is caught in the midst of a clash between Kurdish protestors and Iraqi police. He is mistakenly arrested, tortured and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. After his release, Juamer sets out to find his loved ones but he discovers that his wife died, without medical help, on the same day that he was arrested.
==Production== the Make up artists of the film were Radmehr Aalipour and Ali Hamedi.<ref>[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935822.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 Jani Gal], Review by Robert Koehler, Variety, Jan.17, 2008.</ref><ref>[https://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-synopsis/jani-gal/ Jani Gal: Synopsis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404091746/https://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-synopsis/jani-gal/ |date=2012-04-04 }}.</ref><ref>[http://www.moondancefilmfestival.com/35-ScreenBlurbAlpha.html Alphabetical Film Synopsis]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Moondance International Film Festival, 2008.</ref>
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref(s)|References}} |- | rowspan=2|2008 | Boston Film Festival | Best International Filmmaker Award | Jamil Rostami | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/appaloosa-best-film-at-boston-119646|title='Appaloosa' best film at Boston fest|publisher=Staff report, AP|date=September 22, 2008|access-date=February 5, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> |- | Moondance International Film Festival | Columbine Award | ''Jani Gal'' | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/08/aug/1250.html|title='Jani Gal' to be awarded at US Moondance Film Festival|date=August 24, 2008|access-date=February 5, 2021|website=Payvand|archive-date=January 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115105703/http://www.payvand.com/news/08/aug/1250.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.mehrnews.com/news/28959/Jan-i-Gal-heading-to-Moondance-festival|title="Jan-i-Gal" heading to Moondance festival|date=July 14, 2008|access-date=February 5, 2021|website=Mehr News Agency}}</ref> |- |}
==See also== {{Portal|Film}} *Cinema of Iraq *List of submissions to the 80th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=1130841|title=Jani Gal}} {{Iraqi submissions for the Academy Award}}
Category:2007 films Category:2007 drama films Category:2000s pregnancy films Category:Kurdish films Category:Films set in the 1950s Category:Films set in Kurdistan Category:Films set in Iraq Category:Films shot in Iraq Category:Kurdish-language films Category:Films based on novels
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