Rojek is a 2022 Canadian documentary film written, directed and produced by Zaynê Akyol.Patrick Mullen, "Rojek Review: The Burning Questions". Point of View, May 2, 2022. It is about the recovery of Kurdistan from the Rojava–Islamist conflict with a special emphasis on interviews with imprisoned former members of the Islamic State about their motivations. It was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award". Toronto Star, May 7, 2022.
Release
The film premiered on April 13, 2022 at the Visions du Réel film festival in Switzerland.Ben Dalton, "Roger Michell’s ‘Elizabeth’ leads programme of Switzerland’s Visions du Réel". Screen Daily, March 17, 2022. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Reception Critical response Rojek has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 7.8/10.
Awards At Hot Docs, the film won a Special Jury Prize from the Best Canadian Feature Documentary jury.
It was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023."Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023. It also received nominations for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Nicolas Canniccioni, Arshia Shakiba) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Mathieu Bouchard-Malo).
The film was shortlisted for the Rogers Best Canadian Documentary Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2023.Erik Anderson, "Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards: ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture, Director". AwardsWatch, December 17, 2023.
See also List of submissions to the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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