Hosyar Ali Hasan was born and raised in the Kurdish city of Halabja in Northern Iraq. During the Iraq-Iran War (1980-88), millions of mines were laid along the Iranian border. Hosyar Ali lost both his legs while clearing mines, yet he continues to remove mines every day. Over 28 years, Hosyar Ali has collected 2,600,000 mines.
Uncle Hussein lives in Merivan, Iran. For years, he smuggled goods across the Iran-Iraq border to support his family. Due to an incident, he quit smuggling, opened a workshop, and began making prosthetic feet for those who had lost limbs to mines. Many people from distant regions of both countries come to Uncle Hussein for prosthetic feet. His customers prefer the wooden prosthetic feet he carves with simple tools over those made from plastic and modern technology.
Runtime: 01:17:00
Category: Feature Documentary
Director: Haydar Demirtaş
Scriptwriter and Director Haydar Demirtaş was born in Mardin in 1984, where he completed his primary and secondary education. He attended cinema workshops organized by the BBC in Mardin Youth and Culture House and those by Istanbul Kültür University. He studied in the Communications Department in the Faculty of Art and Design at Istanbul Kültür University. He received several awards for his first short film Gezici Nalbant (Nalbant on Wheels) and his documentary Babam Tarih Yapıyor (My Father Making History). His 2013 documentary Misafir (The Guest) was invited to numerous national and international film festivals, including the Cannes Short Film Corner, garnering many awards. His latest documentary, Ayak İzi (Footstep, 2018), won more than 10 awards and continues to compete in international festivals. He is a co-founder of Ajans Ba in Mardin, where he organizes film workshops and produces advertorials, documentaries, and promotional films.
Filmography:
- Laleş (2019) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Yıkanmamış Bedenler (2019) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Ait Olduğu Yerde (2018) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Ayak İzi (2018) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Gecenin Rengi Beyaz (2016) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Ülkemden Uzakta (2016) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Ülkemi Özledim (2016) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Mürekkep Bitmeden (2015) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Tandır Evi (2015) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Çerçi (2015) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Değirmenim Ekmeğim (2015) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Semerim Marketim (2015) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Kapı Komşum (2015) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Hamal (2015) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Erbanemin Sesi (2014) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Misafir (2013) – Documentary (Director-Script)
- Gülenin Penceresi (2012) – Documentary (Script-Director)
- Babam Tarih Yapıyor (2010) – Documentary (Script-Director)
- Çalınmış Hasat (2009) – Documentary (Director)
- Gezici Nalbant (2008) – Documentary (Script-Director)
