The Journey (2017)

Original title

الرحلة

Directed by

Mohamed Al-Daradji

Genre

drama film

Country

Qatar, Iraq, United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in Baghdad meets a woman from a different background and they form a connection over a single day. The film follows their interactions as they navigate personal and social tensions in a city marked by conflict.

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What happens

The Journey (Arabic: الرحلة) is a 2017 Iraqi drama film written and directed by Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Upon premiering on 1 March 2018 in Iraq, the film became the first Iraqi film in 27 years to be released in the theaters of Iraq. It was selected as the Iraqi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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