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Anker 1
COMPANY
HENE FILMS
The Norwegian production company was founded by Halkawt Mustafa in 2016. Hene Films has produced two feature films, RED HEART and the award-winning EL CLÁSICO which was selected as the Iraqi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards (Oscars). Additionally, winning prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival as well as the Public Choice Award in the Norwegian Academy Awards.
Hene Films has also produced several documentary films, including THE WOMEN ISIS FEARS and latest documentary feature HIDING SADDAM HUSSEIN which had its world premiere at IDFA, Arabic premiere at Red Sea, and Scandinavian premiere at CPH:DOX..
Anker 3
HENE FILMS
FILMOGRAPHY
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2016
Drama
Halkawt Mustafa
Anders Fagerholt and Halkawt Mustafa
Cast: Wrya Ahmed, Dana Ahmed, Kamaran Raoof and Rozhin Sharifi
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2024
Documentary
Halkawt Mustafa
Halkawt Mustafa
Alaa Namuq
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2011
Drama/Romance
Halkawt Mustafa
Halkawt Mustafa and Jabar J. Xarib
Shahen Jamal, Soran Ibrahim and
Ali Ahmed
Anker 4
CEO / PRODUCER
HALKAWT MUSTAFA
Halkawt Mustafa is an established Norwegian–Kurdish film director, screenwriter, and producer.
His second feature film, El Clásico, received international acclaim and was selected as Iraq’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. It went on to win awards at the Tribeca Film Festival and received the Public Choice Award at the Norwegian Academy Awards (Amanda).
His documentary Hiding Saddam Hussein became the most-watched documentary in the history of the Arab Box Office, across the MENA region.
In addition to his film career, Halkawt Mustafa has a background in journalism, having reported from Syria, Gaza, Iraq, and other parts of the Middle East, a foundation that deeply shapes his cinematic voice and storytelling.
Anker 2
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