Synopsis
A few weeks after the fall of Saddam, Bahman Ghobadi sets off on a journey to Iraq by the excuse of screening his second film “Marooned in Iraq.” He wants to find an answer for all the questions that he has about this land and its people. This documentary narrates the circumstances that people of Iraq are living under after the fall of Saddam.
Crew
Produced and directed by Bahman Ghobadi
Writer: Behnam Behzadi
Design, sound and picture editing: Behnam Behzadi
Photography: Hamid Ghavami, Bahman Ghobadi
Sound recording: Rahmat Moadi
Music: A selection of Hossein Alizadeh and Arsalan Kamkar’s work
Narration: Naeem Karimi
Technical Affairs: Rasaneye Pooya
Producer: Mij Film
Video, 57 Minutes, Documentary, 2003
Festival
1. Dornandez International Film Festival, France, 2003
2. The 26th Leipzig International Film Festival, Germany, 2003
3. Singapore International Film Festival, 2004
4. Tribeca International Film Festival, America, 2004
5. The 5th Iranian Student’s Association Union, New York, 2004
6. The 53rd Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, 2004
7. Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2004
8. The 3rd Kurdish Film Festival, London, 2004
9. The 20th International Documentary Film Festival Munich, Germany, 6th – 14th May, 2005. Section: In Competition of the Horizonte Programme
10. Cinema digital Seoul, Film Festival, South Korea, July, 2007
11. 54th Flaherty International Film Seminar 21-27 June, 2008, NY
12. Musuem of Modern Art (Moma) 27-7 July,2008, NY
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