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The Festival de Cannes, from 15th to 26 th May 2013 has selected the last Hiner Saleem's movie, My Sweet Pepper Land, in the category : Un Certain regard.
The story of Baran, a hero of the Kurdish war of independence, accepting to become chief of police in a small valley in Iraqi Kurdistan, on the border with Turkey and Iran. A lawless territory, at the heart of the Bermuda Triangle, a backcloth for trafficking in alcohol, drugs and medicine. He refuses to bow down to the rules of Aziz Aga, a corrupt tribal chief and ancestral master of the valley. The beautiful Govend arrives as a schoolteacher, despite the hostility of Aziz Aga, the inhabitants and Govend's twelve brothers. Together, Govend and Baran will challenge the power of Aziz Aga.
It is not the first time that Hiner Saleem competes and he got already some awards in Cannes Festival : 3 for 'Kilomètre Zéro' (Jury Award, Direction, National Education ministry Award).
