The narrative in Our River…Our Sky (aka Kulshi Makoo in Arabic) is set against a background of sectarian violence in the last week of 2006, between Christmas and the Adha Eid. It tells the stories of ordinary Iraqis trying to live their everyday lives in Baghdad, the capital; despite unpredictable violent events, which put them in peril. Sara, a single mother and novelist, shocked into silence by the surrounding violence, has been unable to write one word of fiction. Shortly before the New Year, following unexpected news, Sara and her neighbors brace themselves for an uncertain future while trying to sustain a fragile sense of hope.
Direction: Maysoon Pachachi
Script: Maysoon Pachachi, Irada Al Jabbouri
Cast: Darina AL Joundi, Zainab Joda, Amed Hashimi, Meriam Abbas
Original Title: Kulshi Makoo
Original Language: Arabic
Subtitles: German
Film Production Countries: France, Germany, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Production Company:
Les Contes Modernes
Oxymoron Films
Linked Productions
Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion