Iraqi Odyssey
“A Global Family Saga”
2014•2h 42m•7.0•Released
Documentary
Tracing the emigrations of his family over more than half a century, this riveting 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 of Iraq.
Director
Samir Jamal Al Din
Writer
Samir Jamal Al Din
Languages
German, English, Arabic
Studio
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Cast
Samir Jamal Al Din
Self
Production
Company
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Company
WDR
Company
Furat al Jamil
Company
SRF
Company
Coin Film
Producer
Joël Jent
Producer
Werner Swiss Schweizer
Producer
Samir Jamal Al Din
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