A film of El Gouna Film Festival

No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman

Director
Halkawt Mustafa
Countries
Iraq, Norway, Sweden
Year
2026
Running time
110 min
Language
Kurdish

At El Gouna Film Festival

What it is about

A female Kurdish-Norwegian sniper returns to the battlefield she once escaped, driven by vengeance and by the desperate hope of rescuing her younger sister, still imprisoned by ISIS in Mosul.

Key roles

Director
Halkawt Mustafa
Writer
Halkawt Mustafa
Producer
Halkawt Mustafa, John M. Jacobsen, Janne Hjeltnes
Director of photography
John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen
Editor
Wibecke Rønseth
Music
Trond Bjerknes

Full credits

Cast

8
  • Avan Jamalas Vian
  • Thorbjørn Harras Anders
  • Kanar Sarchlas C. Kanar
  • Kader Jalalas G. Talib
  • Leila Noori Hamasuras Vian's mother
  • Bakhtiar Abda Aminas Vian's father
  • Lare Awat Qazazas Dlvin
  • ravand malaas isis commander

Directing

2
  • Halkawt MustafaDirector
  • Halfdan GjerdrumFirst assistant director

Writing

1
  • Halkawt MustafaWriter

Production

3
  • Halkawt MustafaProducer
  • John M. JacobsenProducer
  • Janne HjeltnesProducer

Camera

1
  • John-Erling Holmenes FredriksenDirector of photography

Editing

1
  • Wibecke RønsethEditor

Sound

2
  • Mattias EklundSupervising sound editor
  • Jan KasskawoSupervising sound editor

Art

1
  • Mikael VarhelyiProduction design

Costume and make-up

2
  • Rojiar TahmooresniaCostume design
  • Dimitra DrakopoulouMakeup designer

Music

1
  • Trond BjerknesMusic

Companies

Hene Films · La Media · Chimney Sweden

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