Hiner Saleem

Hiner Saleem

Huner Saleem (Kurdish: هونه‌ر سەلیم), also transliterated as Huner Salim, (born 9 March 1964), is an Iraqi–Kurdish film director. He was born in the town of Aqrah (Akre) in Iraqi Kurdistan. He left Iraq at the age of 17, and soon made his way to Italy, where he completed school and attended university. Later on, he moved to France where he lives now. In 1992, after the First Gulf War, he filmed undercover the living conditions of Iraqi Kurds. This footage was shown at the Venice Film Festival. In 1998, he made his first movie, Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan. His second, Passeurs de rêves, came out in 2000, and his third film, Vodka Lemon, released in 2003, won the San Marco Prize at the Venice Film Festival. He wrote and directed all three. He was honored with the prestigious title Chevalier des Arts et Lettres by French Minister of Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres in 2005. His memoirs titled My Father's Rifle has been published in French, English, Greek and Tamil. His 2013 film My Sweet Pepper Land was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. He was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing for this film.

  • Title: Hiner Saleem
  • Popularity: 2.591
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1964-03-09
  • Place of Birth: Duhok, Iraq
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  • Also Known As: هونه‌ر سەلیم
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Hiner Saleem Movies

  • 2011
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    If You Die, I'll Kill You

    If You Die, I'll Kill You

    6 2011 HD

    In Paris' cosmopolitan and colorful 10th arrondissement, Philippe, who's fresh out of prison, crosses paths with Avdal, a Kurd who is trying to track...

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  • 2014
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    My Sweet Pepper Land

    My Sweet Pepper Land

    7.1 2014 HD

    Baran, a war hero, becomes sheriff of the capital and refuses to bow down to a tribal chief.

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  • 2014
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    My Sweet Pepper Land

    My Sweet Pepper Land

    7.1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    My Sweet Pepper Land

    My Sweet Pepper Land

    7.1 2014 HD

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  • 2005
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    Kilometer Zero

    Kilometer Zero

    5.3 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    Kilometer Zero

    Kilometer Zero

    5.3 2005 HD

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  • 2003
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    Vodka Lemon

    Vodka Lemon

    6.611 2003 HD

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  • 2005
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    Kilometer Zero

    Kilometer Zero

    5.3 2005 HD

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  • 2007
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    Beneath the Rooftops of Paris

    Beneath the Rooftops of Paris

    6.2 2007 HD

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  • 2014
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    My Sweet Pepper Land

    My Sweet Pepper Land

    7.1 2014 HD

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  • 2007
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    Dol: The Valley of Tambourines

    Dol: The Valley of Tambourines

    8 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    Dol: The Valley of Tambourines

    Dol: The Valley of Tambourines

    8 2007 HD

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  • 1998
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    Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan

    Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan

    5.7 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan

    Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan

    5.7 1998 HD

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  • 2014
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    My Sweet Pepper Land

    My Sweet Pepper Land

    7.1 2014 HD

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  • 2007
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    Beneath the Rooftops of Paris

    Beneath the Rooftops of Paris

    6.2 2007 HD

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  • 2011
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    If You Die, I'll Kill You

    If You Die, I'll Kill You

    6 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    If You Die, I'll Kill You

    If You Die, I'll Kill You

    6 2011 HD

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  • 2003
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    Vodka Lemon

    Vodka Lemon

    6.611 2003 HD

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  • 2014
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    My Sweet Pepper Land

    My Sweet Pepper Land

    7.1 2014 HD

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  • 2019
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    Who Killed Lady Winsley?

    Who Killed Lady Winsley?

    6.3 2019 HD

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  • 2016
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    Tight Dress

    Tight Dress

    10 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Tight Dress

    Tight Dress

    10 2016 HD

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  • 2019
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    Who Killed Lady Winsley?

    Who Killed Lady Winsley?

    6.3 2019 HD

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  • 2000
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    Beyond Our Dreams

    Beyond Our Dreams

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2005
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    Kilometer Zero

    Kilometer Zero

    5.3 2005 HD

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  • 2022
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    Goodnight, Soldier

    Goodnight, Soldier

    5 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    Goodnight, Soldier

    Goodnight, Soldier

    5 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    Goodnight, Soldier

    Goodnight, Soldier

    5 2022 HD

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