Two Kurdish refugees from Iraq, a father and his son are on the run. With hope for a better life for his son, the father is forced to make a challenging sacrifice to provide for him.
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Cast
20 people
Sedar Ahmad Saleh
Father
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Broa Ako Rasol
Son
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Gudny Hummelvoll
Hisham Zaman
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Håkon Hatlen
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Vigdis Roset
Håvard Jenssen
Police
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Aagot Skjeldal
Kemal Mohammed Kadir
Interpreter
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Turid Øversveen
Vebjørn Storeide
Håkon Øverås
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Hisham Zaman Director · Arild Tryggestad Editor
United States release January 1, 2006 · Produced in Norway · Languages Kurdish, Norwegian
Production
4 1/2 Film
Production
Spillefilmkompaniet 4 1/2
Production
Norway
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Bawke
Original language
Kurdish
Spoken on screen
Kurdish · Norwegian
Release dates
United States · January 1, 2006
Sundance Film Festival
Norway · January 19, 2006
Theatrical
Finland
November 11, 2007 · TV premiere
Germany
February 5, 2010 · Tübingen Arabisches Filmfestival
Greece
October 19, 2006 · Panorama of European Cinema
Sweden
January 2, 2009 · TV premiere
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