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2022 Canadian film

Rojek
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Zaynê Akyol
Written by	Zaynê Akyol
Produced by	Zaynê Akyol Sylvain Corbeil Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre
Cinematography	Arshia Shakiba Nicolas Canniccioni
Edited by	Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Music by	Roger Tellier-Craig
Production company	Metafilms
Distributed by	Maison 4:3
Release date	April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13) (Visions du Réel)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	Kurdish English Arabic French German

Rojek is a 2022 Canadian documentary film written, directed and produced by Zaynê Akyol. 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.

Release

The film premiered on April 13, 2022 at the Visions du Réel film festival in Switzerland. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

Reception

Critical response

Rojek has an approval rating of 80% 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. 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.

References

^ Patrick Mullen, "Rojek Review: The Burning Questions". Point of View, May 2, 2022.
^ Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award". Toronto Star, May 7, 2022.
Ben Dalton, "Roger Michell’s ‘Elizabeth’ leads programme of Switzerland’s Visions du Réel". Screen Daily, March 17, 2022.
"Rojek | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
Erik Anderson, "Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards: ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture, Director". AwardsWatch, December 17, 2023.

External links

Rojek at IMDb

v t e Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary
Best Feature Documentary	Chile, Obstinate Memory (1998) Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1999) The Holier It Gets (2000) My Left Breast and Out of the Fire (2001) The Fiancée of Life (2002) Rage Against the Darkness (2003) Army of One (2004) Hogtown: The Politics of Policing (2005) Martyr Street (2006) The Bodybuilder and I (2007) Flicker (2008) Invisible City (2009) In the Name of the Family (2010) Family Portrait in Black and White (2011) The World Before Her (2012) When I Walk (2013) Out of Mind, Out of Sight (2014) Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World (2015) Koneline: Our Land Beautiful (2016) Unarmed Verses (2017) A Little Wisdom (2018) Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (2019) Prayer for a Lost Mitten (2020) Zo Reken (2021) Geographies of Solitude (2022) I Lost My Mom (2023) The Soldier's Lagoon (2024)
Special Jury Prize	The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali (2003) Continuous Journey (2004) Mystic Ball (2006) Driven by Dreams (2007) Junior (2008) Waterlife (2009) Leave Them Laughing (2010) At Night, They Dance and The Guantanamo Trap (2011) Peace Out (2012) Alphée of the Stars (2013) Before the Last Curtain Falls (2014) The Amina Profile (2015) The Prison in Twelve Landscapes (2016) Resurrecting Hassan (2017) What Walaa Wants (2018) Prey (2019) Stateless (2020) One of Ours (2021) Rojek (2022) Caiti Blues (2023) Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)

Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary

Best Feature Documentary

Chile, Obstinate Memory (1998)
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1999)
The Holier It Gets (2000)
My Left Breast and Out of the Fire (2001)
The Fiancée of Life (2002)
Rage Against the Darkness (2003)
Army of One (2004)
Hogtown: The Politics of Policing (2005)
Martyr Street (2006)
The Bodybuilder and I (2007)
Flicker (2008)
Invisible City (2009)
In the Name of the Family (2010)
Family Portrait in Black and White (2011)
The World Before Her (2012)
When I Walk (2013)
Out of Mind, Out of Sight (2014)
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World (2015)
Koneline: Our Land Beautiful (2016)
Unarmed Verses (2017)
A Little Wisdom (2018)
Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (2019)
Prayer for a Lost Mitten (2020)
Zo Reken (2021)
Geographies of Solitude (2022)
I Lost My Mom (2023)
The Soldier's Lagoon (2024)

Special Jury Prize

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali (2003)
Continuous Journey (2004)
Mystic Ball (2006)
Driven by Dreams (2007)
Junior (2008)
Waterlife (2009)
Leave Them Laughing (2010)
At Night, They Dance and The Guantanamo Trap (2011)
Peace Out (2012)
Alphée of the Stars (2013)
Before the Last Curtain Falls (2014)
The Amina Profile (2015)
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes (2016)
Resurrecting Hassan (2017)
What Walaa Wants (2018)
Prey (2019)
Stateless (2020)
One of Ours (2021)
Rojek (2022)
Caiti Blues (2023)
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)

v t e Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1971—1999	Mon oncle Antoine (1971) The True Nature of Bernadette (1972) Les Ordres (1975) J.A. Martin Photographer (1977) A Scream from Silence (1979) Good Riddance (1980) The Plouffe Family (1981) Wild Flowers (1982) The Tin Flute (1983) Sonatine (1984) Jacques and November (1985) The Decline of the American Empire (1986) Night Zoo (1987) The Revolving Doors (1988) Jesus of Montreal (1989) An Imaginary Tale (1990) A Bullet in the Head (1991) Léolo (1992) The Sex of the Stars (1993) My Friend Max (1994) The Confessional (1995) Not Me! (1996) Cosmos (1997) August 32nd on Earth (1998) Set Me Free (1999)
2000—present	Maelström (2000) Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001) Soft Shell Man (2002) The Barbarian Invasions (2003) Far Side of the Moon (2004) C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) Water (2006) Days of Darkness (2007) The Necessities of Life (2008) I Killed My Mother (2009) Incendies (2010) Monsieur Lazhar (2011) War Witch (2012) Gabrielle (2013) Mommy (2014) Felix and Meira (2015) It's Only the End of the World (2016) Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017) Family First (2018) Antigone (2019) 14 Days, 12 Nights (2020) Drunken Birds (2021) Eternal Spring (2022) Rojek (2023) Universal Language (2024)

Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1971—1999

Mon oncle Antoine (1971)
The True Nature of Bernadette (1972)
Les Ordres (1975)
J.A. Martin Photographer (1977)
A Scream from Silence (1979)
Good Riddance (1980)
The Plouffe Family (1981)
Wild Flowers (1982)
The Tin Flute (1983)
Sonatine (1984)
Jacques and November (1985)
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
Night Zoo (1987)
The Revolving Doors (1988)
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
An Imaginary Tale (1990)
A Bullet in the Head (1991)
Léolo (1992)
The Sex of the Stars (1993)
My Friend Max (1994)
The Confessional (1995)
Not Me! (1996)
Cosmos (1997)
August 32nd on Earth (1998)
Set Me Free (1999)

2000—present

Maelström (2000)
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
Soft Shell Man (2002)
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
Far Side of the Moon (2004)
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Water (2006)
Days of Darkness (2007)
The Necessities of Life (2008)
I Killed My Mother (2009)
Incendies (2010)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
War Witch (2012)
Gabrielle (2013)
Mommy (2014)
Felix and Meira (2015)
It's Only the End of the World (2016)
Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017)
Family First (2018)
Antigone (2019)
14 Days, 12 Nights (2020)
Drunken Birds (2021)
Eternal Spring (2022)
Rojek (2023)
Universal Language (2024)

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