No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman

No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman (2026)

بەهەشت نابینیت ئەگەر ژن بتکوژێت

A female Kurdish-Norwegian sniper returns to the battlefield she once escaped, driven by vengeance and by the desperate hope of rescuing her younger sister, still imprisoned by ISIS in Mosul.

Date of release
2026-10-22
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Halkawt Mustafa

Casting

Interesting facts

No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman is a 2026 war film written, produced, and directed by Halkawt Mustafa. A co-production between Norway, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, and Sweden, it stars Avan Jamal as Vyan, a Kurdish female sniper during the War in Iraq (2013–2017).

Production

Shot on location in Mosul, the film was produced by Hene Films AS in co-production with La Media and The Chimney Pot. According to Variety, the story is based on Mustafa's conversations with women who fought against the Islamic State and inspired by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad, who was held captive by the group in 2014.

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