Iraqis endure, seemingly as unwitting as americans themselves about what further tragedy awaits. Iraq year zero, a nearly sixhour documentary divided into two parts, before the fall and after the battle. A rare documentary on life in iraq, before and after the us. Stream gratuit chronicles of everyday life in iraq before and after the u. Homeland, iraq year zero is a new documentary depicting everyday life in iraq just before and after the us invasion. Americans invades iraq and the film shows the consequences of this. The gamble paid off when the film won the sesterce dor for best feature at the visions du reel documentary festival in nyon, switzerland, in april. Americans invades iraq and the film shows the consequences of this invasion on the everyday life of the characters. Homeland iraq year zero a documentary film written and directed by abbas fahdel.
The film society of lincoln center announced today the complete lineup for the spotlight on documentary section for the 53rd new york film festival, september 25 october 11. Please note that this film will screen with a 30minute intermission. The iraq born filmmaker abbas fahdel, who has long resided in france, chronicles his own extended familys everyday life in iraq in 2002 in the first half of his twopart film, homeland. Monumental film charts destruction of a nation issued on. Homeland iraq year zero is both a searing indictment of the occupation and a heartbreaking tribute to the people of baghdad. In his new film, he shifts his focus to the whole shebang and ponders the current state of the nation from a very different perspective. Homeland iraq year zero 2016 everyday life of ordinary iraqi families before and after the start of the iraq war in 2003. Iraq year zero is a 2015 documentary film written and directed by the iraqifrench film director abbas fahdel.
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Homeland iraq year zero directed by abbas fahdel parts 1 and 2 october 612 at anthology film archives. He directed his first fiction film, dawn of the world, in 2008, before returning to the documentary form with homeland iraq year zero, 2015, which won the grand prix in nyon and the doc alliance selection award in locarno. The film, divided into two parts, follows the directors extended family and friends in the runup to the american invasion of iraq before the fall and in its fatal aftermath after to the. A total of 358 voters on mubi give the film a score of 4. Filmmaker abbas fahdel shows how his family and friends have been affected by.
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