Kilomètre zéro

Sep 14 2005 Not Rated 1h 31m
Comedy, Drama, War

Set during the Iraq-Iran war in the 80s, the film tells of a tragicomic road trip set in Iraq's Kurdistan.

Plot

In the late 80's, in the small village of Amedi, the Kurd electrician Ako is forced to leave his family and join the Iraqi army to fight in Basra against Iran. When he is assigned to escort the coffin of a deceased soldier to his family, the crosses the country with an Arab driver and plots a scheme to desert the army and bring his wife and son to Paris.

Written by

Hiner Saleem

Directed by

Hiner Saleem

Production Countries

Iraq, France, Finland

Production Companies

Dulciné Films, Hiner Saleem Production, La Cinéfacture, Memento Films Production

Languages

, Français

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
510
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA