A Flag Without a Country (2015)

For Nariman the pilot and Helly Luv, an aspiring singer, being Kurdish is not just an identity; it’s a full-time job. Nariman needs young recruits for his flying school—a goal made darkly comic since he just survived a plane crash—while the illustrious Helly collects Kalashnikov rifles and a sea of Kurdish flags to produce her music video. In the midst of another war against the Kurdish people, Nariman reminisces about a long-lost love, and Helly finds herself connecting with Kurdish children at a refugee camp near the Syrian border, who are in urgent need of inspiration and hope.

• Release Date: 2015-10-02
• Runtime: 1h 37min
• Production Company: Mij Film Co.
• Production Country: Iraq
• Director: Bahman Ghobadi
• Writer: Bahman Ghobadi