Rojek (film)

Rojek
Theatrical release poster
Directed byZaynê Akyol
Written byZaynê Akyol
Produced byZaynê Akyol
Sylvain Corbeil
Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre
CinematographyArshia Shakiba
Nicolas Canniccioni
Edited byMathieu Bouchard-Malo
Music byRoger Tellier-Craig
Production
company
Metafilms
Distributed byMaison 4:3
Release date
Running time
128 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesKurdish
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

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

Critical response

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b Patrick Mullen, "Rojek Review: The Burning Questions". Point of View, May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award". Toronto Star, May 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Ben Dalton, "Roger Michell’s ‘Elizabeth’ leads programme of Switzerland’s Visions du Réel". Screen Daily, March 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Rojek | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
  5. ^ a b "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Erik Anderson, "Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards: ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture, Director". AwardsWatch, December 17, 2023.


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