HAUS OHNE DACH (HOUSE WITHOUT ROOF) is about the journey of the siblings LIYA, JAN and ALAN who were born in the Kurdish area of the Iraq and grown up in Germany. The three of them want to fulfill their mother’s last wish to bury her in her home village beside her husband who got killed in the war under the Saddam Hussein regime. On their nerve-wracking Kurdish-odyssey they are not only faced with their Kurdish extended family that does not accept the last wish of their mother but particularly with their own matters. In recent years they distanced from each other – everybody runs his own life – and whenever they are holding talks, they are mostly based on reproaches. In parallel with the run of their journey it is noticeably that in their home country the dimension of an awful conflict, that nobody can surmise, is heading for disaster.
Germany, Iraq (KRG), Qatar | 2016 | 117 Minutes
Produced by mîtosfilm
in co-production with SWR, ARTE and Essence Film GmbH
Directed by Soleen Yusef
Original Music by John Gürtler, Jan Miserre, Lars Voges.
John Gürtler: Piano, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Wind Instruments, Percussion Lars Voges: Acoustic Guitar Jan Miserre: Piano Högir Göregen: Percussion Matti Makali: Hang Drum Apo Yildiz: Saz, Bilur Tomas Svensson: Drums
All music was recorded live.
Being involved in the project early on and closely following its development allowed us to create a unique musical language through experimentation. Ideas could be brought in to the editing room and influenced the shape of the final cut – no temp tracks were used to influence the composition process. The score uses Arab instruments in an untypical way, sometimes blending with prepared piano, Hang drum and minimalist improvisation.
AWARDS
German Cinema New Talent Award for Best Producer (Filmfest Munich)
Special Grand Prix of the Jury (Montreal World Film Festival)
Audience Award (Duhok International Film Festival)
First Steps Award – Best feature film
Peace Film Award (Unabhängiges Filmfest Osnabrück)
Festivals
Filmfest Munich CINEDAYS Festival of European Film (Official Selection)
22nd Kolkata International Film Festival (International Competition for the Woman Director Award)