Iraqi Odyssey (2014)

Directed by

Samir

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Germany, Switzerland

Runtime

2h 42m

Rated

12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the director's family members as they leave Iraq over decades. It shows how their lives change in different countries while Iraq itself goes through war and upheaval.

reflectivepersonalhistoricalmelancholiccontemplativewistfuldocumentary

What happens

Iraqi Odyssey (Arabic: الأوديسة العراقية, romanized: al-ʿAwdassi al-ʿIrāqiyya) is a 2014 Swiss documentary film written and directed by Samir. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. The film won awards including the Best Asian Film Award at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Film Festival and the 2015 Zurich Film Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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