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Kurdish Screen presents The Exam

A feature film by Iraqi Kurdish director Shawkat Amin Korki that depicts a high school student struggling to avoid being forced into an arranged marriage.

Leigh Curtis

Kurdish Community Devon is screening The Exam, a feature film by Iraqi Kurdish director Shawkat Amin Korki, on Sunday 23 April at Exeter Phoenix.

The Exam depicts a high school student who will be forced into an arranged marriage unless she can pass a series of university entrance exams.

The film premiered at the 55th Karlovy Vary international Film Festival in 2021 where it won the FIPRESCI award.

The Exam is being screened as part of an ongoing series of features and documentaries from Kurdish filmmakers at Exeter Phoenix.

Kurdish Screen is hosted by Kurdish Community Devon with support from London Kurdish Film Festival and the BFI.

Previous screenings include Neighbours, Blackberry and The Other Side of the River.

Kurdish Screen presents The Exam Sunday 23 April 2023 Exeter Phoenix

Kurdish Community Devon organises events including traditional Kurdish dance, language lessons and last month held a fundraising concert for victims of the February earthquake in Kurdistan, Turkey and Syria.

The Exam is at 11am on Sunday 23 April 2023 at Studio 74.

Tickets cost £5 and can be purchased via the Exeter Phoenix website or in person at its box office.

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