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Iraqi Odyssey (2015)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Samir Jamal Al Din
In Theaters:11/27/2015
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Runtime:162 minutes
Studio:Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, WDR, Furat al Jamil, SRF, Coin Film
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