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    Silence

    Directed by Brwa Vahabpour
    Norway/Iraq | 15 minutes |

Excluded from school following her loss of hearing, a young Kurdish girl feels increasingly ostracized in a village that lacks the resources to accommodate her condition.

In competition for Best International Short.

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Director: Brwa Vahabpour
Producers: Renée Hansen Mlodyszewski
Screenwriter: Brwa Vahabpour
Cinematographers: Lukasz Zamaro
Editor: Brynjar Lien Aune
Music: Matias Frøystad
Cast: Ebru Ayse Cakir, Hussein Hassan, Shabu Solimany
Country: Norway/Iraq
Language: in Kurdish with English subtitles
Year: 2020
Running Time: 15 minutes
Awards: Pitch Prize, Screen Talent Europe; Best Editing, The Norwegian Film Festival
Primary Company: Oslo Pictures
Contact Email: renee@oslo-pictures.com
Website: https://www.oslo-pictures.com/en

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2021 ShortFest Archive