Where Is Gilgamesh?

Where Is Gilgamesh?
Sorani Kurdishگێلگامێش لە کوێیە؟
Directed byKarzan Kardozi
Written byKarzan Kardozi
Produced byKarzan Kardozi
StarringBarzan Yunis
Goran Dlshad
Ragash Kizhan
Taha Mohamad
CinematographyLana Diyar
Distributed byKardozi Production
Release date
  • 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesIraq, Kurdistan Region
LanguageKurdish

Where Is Gilgamesh? (Sorani Kurdish: گێلگامێش لە کوێیە؟) is a 2024 Kurdish[1] heist noir crime film based on the Epic of Gilgamesh,[2] directed by Karzan Kardozi.

Plot

Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh is stolen from a museum by a group of smugglers. Govan, a museum security guard, attempts to recover the stolen artifact and prevent its illicit sale at an auction in City of London. In the process, he becomes entangled with a secretive society that adheres to ancient Mesopotamian beliefs dating back to the early Sumerian period.[3]

Cast

  • Barzan Yunis as Govan (Gilgamesh)
  • Goran Dlshad as Akam (Enkidu)
  • Ragash Kizhan as Avin (Inanna)
  • Taha Mohamad as Avin's Father (Enlil)
  • Yasin Omar as Haji Hazo (Humbaba)

Production

The film was shot with a small crew of seven people with a budget of $9000, funded and produced by the director himself. The 29-day shoot took place entirely in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region. Many scenes were filmed inside the Sulaymaniyah Museum. The newly discovered Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh, housed at the Museum, makes an appearance in the film.[4]

  • Front Side of the newly discovered Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh. It dates back to the old Babylonian period, 2003–1595 BCE and is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.
    Front Side of the newly discovered Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh. It dates back to the old Babylonian period, 2003–1595 BCE and is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.
  • Reverse side of Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh.
    Reverse side of Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh.

References

  1. ^ "revolutionizing work for Kurdistan". Ideas Beyond Borders. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Where Is Gilgamesh? Poster is Published". NRTTV. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Where Is Gilgamesh? Is Releases". Channel 8. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ^ "The Epic of Gilgamesh Comes to the Silver Screen". Kurdistan Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-04-22.


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