CAIRO - 25 August 2017: CAIRO - 25 August 2017: Iraq in Fragments is about modern Iraq after the American invasion. In order to look at the whole picture of the country comprehensively, the film explores the lives of ordinary Iraqis of different religious and ethnic identities from three 'fragments' of Iraq; in the capital, Baghdad, the south and the north of the country.
The film portrays an 11-year-old Sunni who dropped out from school to work as a mechanic; two Shiite men rallying for local elections, and a Kurdish family that welcomes the Americans being there as it provides them with a level freedom they were previously denied.
It is worth mentioning that the film has no political commentary or opinions from the filmmaker, it just shows the raw situation as it is in verité style.
According to the documentary's website, 300 hours of material was recorded between February 2003 and April 2005.
Directed by James Longley, Iraq in Fragments was nominated for Oscars, and won a number of awards at a number of prestigious festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, and the Amnesty International Film Festival.
, the film explores the lives of ordinary Iraqis of different religious and ethnic identities from three 'fragments' of Iraq; in the capital, Baghdad, the south and the north of the country.
The film portrays an 11-year-old Sunni who dropped out from school to work as a mechanic; two Shiite men rallying for local elections, and a Kurdish family that welcomes the Americans being there as it provides them with a level freedom they were previously denied.
It is worth mentioning that the film has no political commentary or opinions from the filmmaker, it just shows the raw situation as it is in verité style.
According to the documentary's website, 300 hours of material was recorded between February 2003 and April 2005.
Directed by James Longley, Iraq in Fragments was nominated for Oscars, and won a number of awards at a number of prestigious festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, and the Amnesty International Film Festival.
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