Rojek (film)
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| Directed by | Zaynê Akyol |
| Written by | Zaynê Akyol |
| Produced by | Zaynê Akyol Sylvain Corbeil Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre |
| Cinematography | Arshia Shakiba Nicolas Canniccioni |
| Edited by | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
| Music by | Roger Tellier-Craig |
Production company | Metafilms |
| Distributed by | Maison 4:3 |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | Kurdish English Arabic French German |
Rojek is a 2022 Canadian documentary film written, directed and produced by Zaynê Akyol.[1] It is about the recovery of Kurdistan from the Rojava–Islamist conflict with a special emphasis on interviews with imprisoned former members of the Islamic State about their motivations.[1] It was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[2]
Release
[edit]The film premiered on April 13, 2022 at the Visions du Réel film festival in Switzerland.[3] It had its Canadian premiere at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]Rojek has an approval rating of 80% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 7.8/10.[4]
Awards
[edit]At Hot Docs, the film won a Special Jury Prize from the Best Canadian Feature Documentary jury.[2]
It was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.[5] It also received nominations for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Nicolas Canniccioni, Arshia Shakiba) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Mathieu Bouchard-Malo).[5]
The film was shortlisted for the Rogers Best Canadian Documentary Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2023.[6]
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
[edit]- ^ a b Patrick Mullen, "Rojek Review: The Burning Questions". Point of View, May 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award". Toronto Star, May 7, 2022.
- ^ Ben Dalton, "Roger Michell’s ‘Elizabeth’ leads programme of Switzerland’s Visions du Réel". Screen Daily, March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Rojek | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ a b "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
- ^ Erik Anderson, "Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards: ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture, Director". AwardsWatch, December 17, 2023.
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