Abbas Fahdel
Abbas Fahdel is a Franco-Iraqi film director, screenwriter, and critic, born in Hilla, Iraq. He moved to France at the age of 18, where he studied cinema under Eric Rohmer, Jean Rouch, and Serge Daney until he obtained his doctorate. In January 2002, he returned to Iraq, where he shot the documentary Back to Babylone. In 2008, he completed his first feature-length fiction film, Dawn of the World, shot in Egypt. In 2015, he returned to documentary filmmaking with the monumental Homeland: Iraq Year Zero, for which he won numerous festival awards. In 2018, his new feature film, Yara, shot in Lebanon, was selected for the international competition at the Locarno International Film Festival.
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Homeland, Iraq Year Zero - Part 2 : After the Battle
Homeland, Iraq Year Zero - Part 2 : After the Battle
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Chronicles of daily life in Iraq, before and after the American invasion of 2003. This powerful collective fresco has the breath of a slow-moving saga, like the river that flows through Baghdad. The tragedy and dignity of the Iraqi people emerge on screen in moments of great intensity. A work of reference for understanding the history and present of the Middle East. This second part, after the ...
Homeland, Iraq Year Zero - Part 1 : Before the Fall
Homeland, Iraq Year Zero - Part 1 : Before the Fall
Duration: 5h20Subscription access
Chronicles of daily life in Iraq, before and after the American invasion of 2003. This powerful collective fresco has the breath of a slow-moving saga, like the river that flows through Baghdad. The tragedy and dignity of the Iraqi people emerge on screen in moments of great intensity. A work of reference for understanding the history and present of the Middle East. In this first part, Abbas Fa...
Homeland, Iraq Year Zero - Part 2 : After the Battle
Homeland, Iraq Year Zero - Part 2 : After the Battle
Duration: 5h48Subscription access
Chronicles of daily life in Iraq, before and after the American invasion of 2003. This powerful collective fresco has the breath of a slow-moving saga, like the river that flows through Baghdad. The tragedy and dignity of the Iraqi people emerge on screen in moments of great intensity. A work of reference for understanding the history and present of the Middle East. This second part, after the ...
Homeland, Iraq Year Zero - Part 1 : Before the Fall
Homeland, Iraq Year Zero - Part 1 : Before the Fall
Duration: 5h20Subscription access
Chronicles of daily life in Iraq, before and after the American invasion of 2003. This powerful collective fresco has the breath of a slow-moving saga, like the river that flows through Baghdad. The tragedy and dignity of the Iraqi people emerge on screen in moments of great intensity. A work of reference for understanding the history and present of the Middle East. In this first part, Abbas Fa...
