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The First Movie

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 16m
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The First Movie (2009)
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An innovative 'magic realist' documentary set in Iraq. Filmmaker Mark Cousins, who was brought up in a Northern Irish war zone, travels to Goptapa, a Kurdish-Iraqi village of just 700 people... Read allAn innovative 'magic realist' documentary set in Iraq. Filmmaker Mark Cousins, who was brought up in a Northern Irish war zone, travels to Goptapa, a Kurdish-Iraqi village of just 700 people on a tributary of the Tigris river, and tries to make a dream film about a place that is ... Read allAn innovative 'magic realist' documentary set in Iraq. Filmmaker Mark Cousins, who was brought up in a Northern Irish war zone, travels to Goptapa, a Kurdish-Iraqi village of just 700 people on a tributary of the Tigris river, and tries to make a dream film about a place that is normally only portrayed in current affairs programmes. He gives the kids cameras. They mak... Read all
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216
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POPULARITY
116,856
21,551
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    • Director
      • Mark Cousins
    • Writer
      • Mark Cousins
    • Stars
      • Mark Cousins
      • Gharib Ahmad Rauf
      • Mohammed Mahmud
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    • Director
      • Mark Cousins
    • Writer
      • Mark Cousins
    • Stars
      • Mark Cousins
      • Gharib Ahmad Rauf
      • Mohammed Mahmud
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    • 2User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    10/10
    Just brilliant on all fronts
    This movie played at the Telluride Film festival (2010) and I was fortunate to see it there. It has haunted me since I saw it- it is beautifully done, meaningful and truly a piece of art. It is masterfully directed and narrated and provides a unique view of Iraq, artfully illustrating the humanity of a part of the world that we hear portrayed so negatively in the news media. Everyone should see this movie- literally everyone. It was a consensus among the Telluride crowd that this movie ranked in the top movies to see at the festival. I certainly ranked it as the best film I saw there, and I saw several great films. None touched me like this one.
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    • Release date
      • September 4, 2010 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Also known as
      • Prvi film
    • Filming locations
      • Goptapa, Iraq
    • Production companies
      • CONNECTfilm
      • Screen Siren Pictures
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      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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