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Iraqi odyssey / a film by Samir ; Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Coin Film present ; in co-production with SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen /SRG SSR, WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk ; written & directed by Samir ; producer, Werner Schweizer, Samir.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Samir, 1955---Family.
- Samir.
- Families.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Iraq--Emigration and immigration.
- Iraq.
- Iraq--Social conditions--20th century.
- Iraq--History--1958-.
- Emigration and Immigration.
- Social conditions.
- Medical Subjects:
- Emigration and Immigration.
- Genre:
- Biographical films
- Documentary films
- Feature films
- History
- Nonfiction films
- Documentary films.
- Biographical films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (163 minutes)) : sound, color and black and white sequences
- Place of Publication:
- [Seatle, WA] : Arab Film Distribution, 2014.
- Language Note:
- In English, Arabic and German with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- Tracing the emigrations of his family over more than half a century, this riveting 3D documentary epic from acclaimed expatriate Iraqi filmmaker Samir pays moving homage to the frustrated democratic dreams of a people successively plagued by the horrors of dictatorship, war, and foreign occupation.
- Credits:
- Camera, Lukas Strebel [and three others] ; editors, Sophie Brunner, Ali Alfatlawi, Wathiq Al Ameri ; music score, Maclej Bledziecki.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on May 25, 2023).
- Won 2014 Abu Dhabi Film Festival NETPAC Award, Best Film
- Won 2015 Zurich Film Awards, Documentary film
- OCLC:
- 1191033612
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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