My Sweet Pepper Land (2014)

To me, this movie is perfection.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

A very nice film, with many good qualities. First of all the cast: the pretty (and talented) Golshifteh Farahani and the less known but equally intriguing Korkmaz Arslan, together with several convincing actors in supporting roles. Interestingly, neither Farahani nor Aslan are Kurds (she is Iranian and he is Turkish…).Then we have the undisputed talent of Mr Hiner Saleem (who really is Kurd), whose filmography already has gained him a well deserved fan base.Finally, you'll see Kurdistan. The ugly, cold Kurdistan with its stony hills and gaunt landscapes. Poor, superstitious and dangerously undeveloped, with its violent attitude and undersized rides. And you won't be able to help but like it.

...just as an addition to the 2014 review by "junocreate" ... to me 'My Sweet Pepper Land" proved especially appealing by its symbolic value for probably a major part of our world, contrasting with some far more widely known world parts, certainly in most movies, where in the end, law and order seem to rule, especially for the daily lives of us, westerners, who are permanently being blinded to most of what is going on, and are unable to interfere effectively with those wildly exercising their power and injustice by even unjust laws nearby, as would hold for the worlds easterners too. Sadly, in real live, we are extremely short of common people like the film's hero Baran, who has learned how to effectively discriminate between the need for moral tolerance and the need for actively killing. In the movie, too, I ended up fearing for Baran's short time future in the circumstances, though he would seems to being happy at that moment.In short, the film demonstrates our worlds most pressing dilemma in an involving and easy to grasp way. Great movie.

When i checked up Goldsifeth movies, i left this one because following her in a backwater isn't my definition of enjoyable! Well, i suppose i could talk about a devastated country, oppressed minority, patriarchal society, honor and stupidity but right now, i'm just fed up with those subjects and I'm not ONU... I just like the way Goldsifteh express herself, from resistance to resignation, from dream to hope... Unlike so many big names actresses, she is more interested in showing her soul than her skin and that's the essential...

Great looking movie with many nods to the classic Westerns, including those of Sergio Leone, this movie dramatises the struggle by the new Kurdish regional government in Iraq to form the basics of government within its territories, especially the rule of law and educating the children, through the story of the policeman and the schoolteacher. This is all set in its wildest region, nicknamed the Bermuda Triangle, where the borders of Iraq, Iran and Turkey intersect. The music is a highlight, the cinematography too, and the landscape is stunning as well. I liked the story and the main characters, and so far it's one of my favourite films of the year, partly because it's so different but also because it is very well done.