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      Baghdad in My Shadow

      2019 1h 45m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews Strong-willed architect Amal, introvert poet Taufiq and closeted gay IT specialist Muhanad love meeting up at a little café in central London. They're all Iraqi expats, still caught up in their past and yearning for freedom. Everything changes when Amal's husband, a former informant of Saddam's regime, suddenly shows up in London.... Taufiq, an old failed writer, Amal, a wife in hiding, and Muhanad, a clandestine gay IT-specialist all meet at Abu Nawas, a cozy café and popular hangout for Iraqi exiles in London. Instigated by the preacher of a Salafist mosque, the writer's nephew Nasseer, a fanatic religious youth, attacks his uncle and turns everyone's life upside down. Read More Read Less

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      Deborah Young Hollywood Reporter Cultural politics ignite in a jumpy art house thriller. Feb 4, 2020 Full Review KT Mahe For Your Reference Podcast A multi faceted offering of straightforward Iraqi storytelling, brilliant use of archival footage and universal themes of faith, women and community. Rated: 4.5/5 May 2, 2023 Full Review Carlos Marañón Cinemanía (Spain) Zahraa Ghandour's presence... among a cast of mostly male stories, is the perfect vanishing point to understand the vital haze in which the protagonist lives. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Jan 5, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Synopsis Strong-willed architect Amal, introvert poet Taufiq and closeted gay IT specialist Muhanad love meeting up at a little café in central London. They're all Iraqi expats, still caught up in their past and yearning for freedom. Everything changes when Amal's husband, a former informant of Saddam's regime, suddenly shows up in London.... Taufiq, an old failed writer, Amal, a wife in hiding, and Muhanad, a clandestine gay IT-specialist all meet at Abu Nawas, a cozy café and popular hangout for Iraqi exiles in London. Instigated by the preacher of a Salafist mosque, the writer's nephew Nasseer, a fanatic religious youth, attacks his uncle and turns everyone's life upside down.
      Director
      Samir
      Producer
      Joël Louis Jent
      Screenwriter
      Furat Al Jamil, Samir, Furat Al Jamil
      Production Co
      Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Coin Film
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      German
      Runtime
      1h 45m