The Agony of People (2007)

Sulaymaniah, Iraqi Kurdistan, in the 1940s. When his wife Kaleh goes into labor, her husband Jwamer runs to get the midwife. By ill luck, he runs into the middle of a political demonstration and is seriously wounded and arrested by mistake as the ringleader. After a rigged trial, Jwamer is sentenced to ten years in prison. He serves his sentence and, as soon as he is set free, goes in search of his wife and child.

Cast (10)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Nzar Salami

Jwanmer

Abdul Hama Jwan

Government Agent

A

Aso Omar Swara

Lawa

B

Behadin Halabcheie

R

Renas Wria

Kale

Zhyan Ibrahim Khayat

Jwanmer's Mother

Z

Zamwa Zahir

Rebwar

A

Abdulla Xayat

Arif

N

Nawzad Majid

Solav Shaida

Tea House Owner

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