My Sweet Pepper Land Page #2

Synopsis: Baran, a Kurdish independence war hero, is now sheriff in Erbil, the capital city. No longer feeling useful in this society now at peace, he thinks about quitting the police force, but instead agrees to be stationed in a small valley, at the very borders of Iran, Turkey, and Iraq. It is a lawless territory, right at the heart of illegal drug, medication and alcohol trafficking. Having arrived in the small village, he refuses to bow down to Aga Azzi, the seriously corrupt tribal chief and absolute ruler of the area. Baran meets Govend, the village school teacher, who is also rejected by the villagers. Like Baran, she represents another law, that of the young and autonomous Kurdish state. Govend is all the more vulnerable as she is not a married woman.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Hiner Saleem
Production: Rohfilm
  5 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
Year:
2013
100 min
106 Views


- He accepts that?

- Yes.

He must be a good person.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good morning.

You're new here?

The new commander.

Aziz Aga sent me,

you're invited to his house tonight.

- I don't know him.

- He's the lord of this area.

He invites every newcomer

to his place for dinner.

You can't decline an invitation like

that, Reber? Alright then.

But for lunch.

Do you know what have you done?

Am I going too fast?

Baran, it'll be a shame if we don't get

a chance to photograph you.

Aziz has ways. He's very powerful.

Govend! I don't have the time

to search for a new key.

When I got home,

the kid had a fever.

Is he better?

- He's better, thank you.

- Who changed the lock on the school?

What?

Did you change the lock or Aziz Aga?

- I don't know, Govend.

- You don't know?

We didn't know you'd be back.

- I am back.

- You'll get a transfer in a few months.

But I'm staying.

I have to feed my family.

Can you welcome children?

Sit down. Good afternoon.

What's wrong with heating?

Don't breathe.

That was good. Great.

That was really good.

Welcome, Baran.

- Thank you, Aziz Aga.

Welcome.

Come in.

Baran, you're on Bradosta.

A mountain that has always protected us.

Neither Turks, Persians nor Arabs

have managed to conquer it.

Aziz Aga, I'm glad to hear that.

If there's no corruption on this area,

nor dishonored agreements,

nor foreign powers influence,

you can be proud.

Baran, I know who you are.

Fighting for freedom is one thing,

keeping order and security

is something completely different.

Do you know what happened

to your predecessor?

Poor Simko was savagely murdered.

He was stubborn

and he lost everything.

But don't worry, I'm offering

you my protection.

Times have changed.

Power is Kurds now.

The law must be applied everywhere,

I'm in charge for its implementation.

And I'm the one who should

protect you, Aziz Aga.

Baran, my family is ruling this

mountains for years.

I know everyone. Old ones,

young ones, the children.

You better repair the bridge.

That's not the task assigned to me.

I'm glad you want to modernize

the country.

In time you'll realize

that I'm the new commander here.

From now on, I'm in charge of

implementation of the law.

There are written laws,

and there are customary laws.

You know, I heard a noise last night.

I hope that your first night

was comfortable.

That's none of your business.

What was Aga doing during the war?

- Sometimes he was helping us, rebels.

And he communicated

with Turks and Iranians.

He cooperated with them?

We were often finding him in

places we didn't expect.

War is not over here.

- There's no peace here.

Come on, let's go.

Good evening.

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Hiner Saleem

Huner Saleem, also transliterated as Huner Salim, is an Iraqi–Kurdish film director. He was born in the town of Aqrah in Iraqi Kurdistan. He left Iraq at the age of 17, and soon made his way to Italy, where he completed school and attended university. Later on, he moved to France where he lives now. more…

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