Dawn of the World (2008)
- Original title
- L'aube du monde
- Directed by
- Abbas Fahdel
- Genre
- drama film, war film, romance film
- Country
- Germany, France
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows Iraqi people living in the marshlands of southern Iraq during decades of war and upheaval. It shows how the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, and the 1991 uprisings damage both their lives and the land once thought to be the Garden of Eden.
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What happens
Dawn of the World is a feature film written and directed by the Iraqi-French film director Abbas Fahdel. Starring Venice Film Festival revelation Hafsia Herzi (The Secret of the Grain) and Hiam Abbass (The Lemon Tree, The Visitor), Dawn of the World gives an unexpected account of the multiple impacts of the Iran–Iraq War, the Gulf War and the 1991 uprisings in Iraq. The film shows how these conflicts have damaged an area claimed to be the geographic location of the Garden of Eden. French title: L'Aube du monde Arabic title: فجر العالم (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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