Iraq’s Official Oscars Submission THE EXAM to screen in Abu Dhabi, UAE
15 December 2022:
Shawkat Amin Korki's critically acclaimed Kurdish-Iraqi drama THE EXAM — Iraq’s official submission to the 2023 Academy Awards — will be making the rounds with its debut screening at Al-Ain's Al-Qattara Arts Center in Abu Dhabi in the UAE on December 30th at 8 pm.
The movie tells the story of Rojin — a young Kurdish woman who is set to take the university's admission exam. Meanwhile, her unhappily married elder sister Shilan will stop at nothing to help her pass the exam and have a chance at an emancipated life. Thus, the sisters inevitably become entangled in a huge network of corruption that connects all parts of society.
Helmed by award-winning director Shawkat Amin Korki and co-written by Iranian screenwriter Mohammad Reza Gohari, the seven-time international award-winning film THE EXAM — starring Avan Jamal, Vania Salar, Hussein Hassan, and Hoshyar Nerwayi —is a joint production between the Kurdistan regional government, Germany, and Qatar.
The film won several prestigious awards, including the FIPRESCI Critics Award for Best Film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the UNFPA Award at the Cairo International Film Festival, and the Best Screenplay Award from the Tirana International Film Festival.
This is the second time one of Korki’s movies has been submitted to the Oscars, with the first being MEMORIES ON STONE, which was the country’s official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
MAD Solutions is handling THE EXAM’s distribution in the Arab world.
