Berlinale Selection 2020
House Without Roof
Within the framework of the "Weeks of the German language"
Drama // 117 minutes // 2016 // Director: Soleen Yusef
Three siblings, born in Kurdistan but raised in Stuttgart, return to their country of origin to fulfil the wish of their deceased mother. She wanted to be buried in her home village next to her husband, who was killed during the war against Saddam's regime. However, their relatives in Kurdistan are against this. The estranged brothers and sisters therefore steal the coffin and, pursued by the angry relatives, set off on a difficult journey through a land where the Peshmerga is fighting IS terrorists.
Awards
2016 House Without Roof (German: Haus ohne Dach) was awarded with the German Young Talent Award First Steps, the German Cinema New Talent Award and the Special Grand Prix of the jury at the Montréal World Film Festival.
Actors/Actresses: Murat Seven, Sasun Sayan, Mina Özlem Sagdic
Details
Goethe-Institut Nicosia
21 Markou Drakou
Next to Ledra Palace Hotel on the "Green Line"
1102 Nicosia
Language: German dialogue
English subtitles
Price: Admission free
+357 22 674606
kultur-nikosia@goethe.de
Part of series Berlinale Selection 2020