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Amer Alwan

Amer Alwan

Iraqi French film director and actor (1957–2023)

Amer Alwan (1 July 1957[1] – 4 July 2023) was an Iraqi French film director and actor. Alwan was forced to shoot his movie Zaman, the Man From the Reeds on videotape, as when Iraq was under severe economic sanctions, the United Nations and United States would not allow Iraq to import 35 and 16 millimeter film stocks, because they believed that the materials contained some chemicals that could have been used to produce weapons of mass destruction.[2] So, he then transferred it to 35-millimeter film when he went back to Paris, where he lived since 1980. He also had issues dealing with the Iraqi government censors. The film was shown at several film festivals in Europe and Latin America, as well as the United States.[2]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Alwan died after battling cancer in Eaubonne, France, on 4 July 2023, at the age of 66.[3]

Filmography

  • 2003 – Zaman, the Man From the Reeds (Zaman, l'homme des roseaux)

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    https://elcinema.com/en/person/2075670/
  2. [2]
    "Iraqi Feature Film". voanews.com. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
  3. [3]
    Vivarelli, Nick (14 July 2023). "Amer Alwan, Iraqi Director of 'Zaman, the Man From the Reeds,' Dies at 66". Variety. Retrieved 14 July 2023.


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