The Exam

Director: Shawkat Amin Korki
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Iraq's Official Submission to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
Helmed by award-winning prominent Kurdish director Shawkat Amin Korki
Awarded 7 prestigious awards and selected at over 20 international film festivals
Produced with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Youth of Kurdistan Regional Government
Reflects on many subjects appealing to Arab audiences, including male dominance, corruption, and women’s rights
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2021/ Germany - Kurdistan Regional Government (Iraq) - Qatar89 min/ Drama
Original Title
EZMÛN
SYNOPSIS
Rojin is a young Kurdish-Iraqi woman about to take the university entrance exam. Rojin’s unhappily married older sister, Shilan decides to help her pass at any cost, hoping to give her a more emancipated life. Thus, the sisters inevitably become entangled in a huge network of corruption that connects all segments of society.
CAST
Avan Jamal
Vania Salar
Hussein Hassan
Hoshyar Nerwayi
CREW
Screenwriter: Shawkat Amin Korki, Mohamed Reza Gohari
DOP: Adib Sobhani
Editor: Ebrahim Saeedi
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Production Company(ies)
Mîtosfilm
Masti Films
Producer(s)
Mehmet Aktaş, Fuad Jamal
film festivals
Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden
International Film Festival of Kerala, India
Victoria Film Festival, Canada
Pune International Film Festival, India
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic
Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
Busan International Film Festival, South Korea
Kurdisches Filmfestival Berlin, Germany
Arab Film Festival in Tübingen, Germany
Filmfest FrauenWelten, Germany
Kurdisches Filmfestival Hamburg, Germany
Goa International Film Festival, India
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan
Leeds International Film Festival, UK
Tbilisi International Film Festival, Georgia
Leiden International Film Festival, Netherlands
Exground Filmfest, Germany
Festival of German Films Moscow, Russia
100% Manusia Film Festival, Indonesia
Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
Red Sea International Film Festival, KSA
Mons International Film Festival, Belgium.
Arabisches Filmfestival Tübingen, Germany
International Film Festival of Kerala, India
London Kurdish Film Festival, London
film awards
Iraq's Official Submission to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film (2023)
UNFA award, Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
Best International Film, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA
Best International Film, Victoria Film Festival, Canada
FIPRESCI Critics Award Best Film, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic
Best Screenplay, Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
Jury Prize, Mons International Film Festival, Belgium.
Best Feature Fiction Film, London Kurdish Film Festival, London
Best Actress, London Kurdish Film Festival, London
Reviews

Richard Kiupers- Variety

Gautaman Bhaskaran-Arab News

Eye on Cinema

Quotes
“The Exam” is a strong addition to the growing number of films about young women in patriarchal societies” Richard Kuipers - Variety

“The Exam’ is a powerful study in defying male dominance” Gautaman Bhaskaran - Arab News

"The film has many perfectly-implemented and scenes and other creative scenes that surprises us with its originality” Eye on Cinema
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