About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1964-03-09
Place of birth:
Duhok, Iraq
Website:
N/A

Hiner Saleem

Overview

Huner Saleem (Kurdish: هونه‌ر سەلیم), also transliterated as Huner Salim, (born 9 March 1964), is an Iraqi–Kurdish film director. He was born in the town of Aqrah (Akre) in Iraqi Kurdistan. He left Iraq at the age of 17, and soon made his way to Italy, where he completed school and attended university. Later on, he moved to France where he lives now. In 1992, after the First Gulf War, he filmed undercover the living conditions of Iraqi Kurds. This footage was shown at the Venice Film Festival. In 1998, he made his first movie, Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan. His second, Passeurs de rêves, came out in 2000, and his third film, Vodka Lemon, released in 2003, won the San Marco Prize at the Venice Film Festival. He wrote and directed all three. He was honored with the prestigious title Chevalier des Arts et Lettres by French Minister of Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres in 2005. His memoirs titled My Father's Rifle has been published in French, English, Greek and Tamil.

His 2013 film My Sweet Pepper Land was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. He was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing for this film.

Known for

Acting
2014 My Sweet Pepper Land Actor The Photographer 60
Fair
2011 If You Die, I'll Kill You Actor Le patron de la sandwicherie 59
Average

Directing
2022 Goodnight, Soldier Directing Director 58
Average
2019 Who Killed Lady Winsley? Directing Director 59
Average
2016 Tight Dress Directing Director 59
Average
2014 My Sweet Pepper Land Directing Director 60
Fair
2011 If You Die, I'll Kill You Directing Director 59
Average
2007 Beneath the Rooftops of Paris Directing Director 59
Average
2007 Dol: The Valley of Tambourines Directing Director 58
Average
2005 Kilometer Zero Directing Director 58
Average
2003 Vodka Lemon Directing Director 59
Average
2000 Beyond Our Dreams Directing Director N/A
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1998 Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2022 Goodnight, Soldier Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2019 Who Killed Lady Winsley? Writing Writer 59
Average
2016 Tight Dress Writing Writer 59
Average
2014 My Sweet Pepper Land Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2014 My Sweet Pepper Land Writing Dialogue 60
Fair
2014 My Sweet Pepper Land Writing Writer 60
Fair
2011 If You Die, I'll Kill You Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2007 Beneath the Rooftops of Paris Writing Writer 59
Average
2007 Dol: The Valley of Tambourines Writing Writer 58
Average
2005 Kilometer Zero Writing Writer 58
Average
2003 Vodka Lemon Writing Writer 59
Average
1998 Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
2022 Goodnight, Soldier Production Producer 58
Average
2014 My Sweet Pepper Land Production Co-Producer 60
Fair
2005 Kilometer Zero Production Producer 58
Average
2005 Kilometer Zero Production Executive Producer 58
Average