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No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman

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Vyan, a Kurdish female sniper, has survived war by shutting down her emotions. When she learns her younger sister, believed lost during ISIS' 2014 assault, may still be alive in Mosul, she returns to a city shaped by death and destruction. Her search becomes both a rescue mission and a confrontation with the trauma she has spent years trying to silence.

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Jonathan Romney Screen International Sep 16, 2026
[Avan Jamal] is presented with a glossy action-movie stylisation that undercuts the nuance in her character... But the action sequences, punctuated by tension-inducing gun viewfinder shots, are delivered with dynamic precision. Go to Full Review Alissa Simon Variety Sep 16, 2026
A visually impressive drama about a resourceful female Peshmerga sniper. Go to Full Review Hugo Emmerzael Little White Lies Sep 9, 2026
The rare war film that deserves its gratifying action scenes, as Vyan’s rifle aims for genuine emancipation. Go to Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending Sep 11, 2026
B+
No Paradise works so well thanks to taut direction, stunning cinematography by John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen, a haunting score by Trond Bjerknes and, of course, the fearless performance by Jamal. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Halkawt Mustafa

Director

Avan Jamal

Actor

Thorbjørn Harr

Actor

Kanar Sarchl

Actor

Kader Jalal

Actor

Halkawt Mustafa

Screenwriter
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Synopsis Vyan, a Kurdish female sniper, has survived war by shutting down her emotions. When she learns her younger sister, believed lost during ISIS' 2014 assault, may still be alive in Mosul, she returns to a city shaped by death and destruction. Her search becomes both a rescue mission and a confrontation with the trauma she has spent years trying to silence.
Director
Halkawt Mustafa
Producer
Halkawt Mustafa, Janne Hjeltnes, John M. Jacobsen
Screenwriter
Halkawt Mustafa
Production Co
Hene Films
Genre
Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Kurdish
Runtime
1h 50m
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