Jani Gal (Sorani Kurdish: ژانی گەل, romanized: Janî Gel, lit.
'The Agony of a People') is a 2007 Kurdish-language Kurdish drama film directed by Jamil Rostami, who co-wrote the screenplay with Khosro Sina and also served as the producer.
The story, set in the Kurdistan of the 1940s and 1950s, chronicles Jwamer after his release from prison and his search for his wife and son.
When Juamer's wife goes into labor, he runs to get the midwife but is caught in the midst of a clash between Kurdish protestors and Iraqi police.
After his release, Juamer sets out to find his loved ones but he discovers that his wife died, without medical help, on the same day that he was arrested.