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09/09/2020 Documentary 1h 40m
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Overview

Shot over three years on the borders between Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria and Lebanon, the film depicts the everyday struggles of people attempting to rebuild their lives amongst the devastating effects of civil wars, dictatorships, foreign invasions, and the deadly presence of ISIS.

  1. Gianfranco Rosi

    Director, Writer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-12-04
Though I found this to be a bit too rudderless for me, there are two quite differently compelling scenes in this documentary from Gianfranco Rosi that stood out for me. The first sees a young lad describing a wall of seemingly innocuous children’s sketches in his classroom that have altogether more sinister meaning, the second sees a group of men, clad in red, imprisoned in a fashion that reminded me of the conditions we might have provided for battery hens. The rest of the imagery here, accrued over some three years of filming, shows just what life in the “Caliphate” was like for commun...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Arabic

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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