My Sweet Pepper Land Page #3

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


What happened?

One of our friends is wounded.

He need medicine.

Can you ask if they have

medicines in the shelter?

And some food.

What are you doing here in the mountain?

Rice.

Lentils.

And medicines?

- Penicillin?

- Antibiotics?

Good afternoon.

Welcome, Tajdin.

What do you want?

We'll have some fun.

Don't touch me.

You bastard! That hurts!

- Let me go!

- Let her go!

Stop!

That's enough!

- Shame on you!

- Bastards.

Damn whores! I'll kill you!

They have nothing to do here.

They have to go away.

I'll take care of that, Tajdin.

I'll take care of that.

We have to clean the area of these

parasites, do you understand?

You know what?

I'm taking them to the station.

No, chief!

I'm taking them to Aziz Aga,

he'll know what to do with them.

Tajdin!

I am the law! You understand?

You won't always be here

to protect them.

What are you doing here?

- We need medications.

The Turks destroyed the bridge

because of you.

Now we can only go by foot

or on horses.

If you want to fight against Turks,

go to Turkey.

We helped you against Saddam.

Enough!

We're all Kurds, it doesn't matter

if we're from Turkey of Iraq!

You're on their side?

Politically no, but morally, yes.

I don't approve fighting with

weapons, but I understand.

When you're a Kurd and a woman,

in Turkey it's a resistance of freedom.

Can we go?

What medicine do you need?

Good morning, teacher.

- Good morning.

Do you know what time it is?

Six times nine?

Six times three?

You don't know?

One plus one?

One plus one is?

At least say something.

Even that you don't know.

- Ten.

- What?

- Ten.

- Ten?

Mizgin, him and him,

how many is that?

I know teacher, but my mother

plus my father equals ten children.

We only have fake medications.

Look.

That's flour.

Sir come here.

I'll give you the real ones

for 40 dollars.

They should've taught you

about morals in the university.

Medications!

You missed a chance for a fight!

Do you have anything to say to my lord?

I can't be the judge, the teacher and

the housekeeper. I need her.

You didn't tell me she was

hiding Kurds from Turkey.

And a relationship with the

commander. You knew all that, Zirek.

Despite all that, she's a good teacher.

Children learn better with her.

That's the most important.

- Zirek, release us from her.

- I'm not deciding that, admin does.

- Is your son still sick?

I could send him abroad.

He'd be treated in better hospitals.

Do you understand?

- Yes.

She's whoring with the chief?

I want her family address.

- Good morning.

- Morning.

Silence.

- I'll teach this class.

- What?

I'll teach. You can go.

Is there any problem?

- No, you can go, I'll teach Govend.

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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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