Canada / Sep 06, 2014
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Iraqi Odyssey |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, English, العربية, Français |
| Production countries | Germany, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, WDR, Furat al Jamil, SRF, Coin Film |
| Official site | iraqiodyssee.ch |
| Release date | 6 settembre 2014 |
| Production | Joël Jent, Werner Swiss Schweizer, Samir Jamal Al Din, Herbert Schwering, Furat al Jamil |
| Writer | Samir Jamal Al Din |
| Editing | Sophie Brunner, Wathiq Al Ameri, Ali Al-Fatlawi, Samir Jamal Al Din |
| Cinematography | Yury Burak, Samir Jamal Al Din, Lukas Strebel, Pierre Mennel, John C. Kelleran, Kirill Gerra |
| Assistant directors | Samir Jamal Al Din |
| Camera operators | Kirill Gerra, Lukas Strebel, Pierre Mennel, John C. Kelleran, Yury Burak, Samir Jamal Al Din |
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| Additional photography | Lukas Strebel, Pierre Mennel, John C. Kelleran, Kirill Gerra, Yury Burak, Samir Jamal Al Din |
| Visual effects | Wamidh Al-Ameri |
| Music | Maciej Sledziecki, Jef van Even, Tilo Busch |
| Sound | Jef van Even, Maciej Sledziecki, Tilo Busch |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Switzerland / Mar 05, 2015 / 12
Lebanon / Oct 15, 2015
United States / Nov 27, 2015
Digital
Austria / Oct 23, 2015 / 12
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