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Hiner Saleem

Director

Hiner Saleem

Directing
2003 — present · 2 films
Born
9 March 1964 · age 62
From
Duhok, Iraq

Huner Saleem (Kurdish: هونه‌ر سەلیم), also transliterated as Huner Salim, (born 9 March 1964), is an Iraqi–Kurdish film director. He was born in the town of Aqrah (Akre) in Iraqi Kurdistan. He left Iraq at the age of 17, and soon made his way to Italy, where he completed school and attended university. Later on, he moved to France where he lives now. In 1992, after the First Gulf War, he filmed undercover the living conditions of Iraqi Kurds. This footage was shown at the Venice Film Festival.

Career Signature

How Hiner Saleem’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.