A portrait of Karzan Kader

Karzan Kader

Directing

Born

September 8, 1982

Place of Birth

Sulaymaniyah, kurdistan region

Biography

Karzan Kader (born September 8, 1982) is a Kurdish director, Filmmaker. He was nine years old when his family fled Kurdistan during the Iraq War in 1990. They settled in Sweden where Kader and his siblings were raised. In 2007 he enrolled in Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts (SADA) to study directing. His short film "Bekas" eventually won a Student Oscar and was developed into the acclaimed feature-length film by the same name. He lives in Stockholm. Known for his films as a Director for Bekas (2012), Trading Paint (2019)

The Filmography

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