Requiem of Snow is a 2005 film written by Iranian screenwriter Sholeh Shariati and directed by the Kurdish-Iranian director Jamil Rostami. It is a joint production of Iran and Iraq and the first film to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars.
Plot In a village stricken by drought, as people pray for rain, a Kurdish girl trying to escape from an arranged marriage runs into a stranger.
Awards Best Director Award, 8th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, 2005, Greece. Crystal Simorgh Award, Best Director, Fajr Film Festival, 2005, Iran.
External links Awards, Olympia International Film Festival, Greece, 2005. Requiem of Snow, Official website.