Leaving Baghdad

Name: Al Raheel Min Baghdad
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Sadik Al-Attar, Jasim Al-Timimi, Rang Omar

Original title: Al Raheel Min Baghdad

2010
1h 25m

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7.0/10

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Leaving Baghdad is a road movie that follows Sadik, the personal cameraman to the leader Saddam Hussein, at the end of the nineties. Sadik is trying to escape the grip of the regime, being pursued from country to country, encountering smugglers and crooks

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Leaving Baghdad is a road movie that follows Sadik, the personal cameraman to the leader Saddam Hussein, at the end of the nineties. Sadik is trying to escape the grip of the regime, being p... Read allLeaving Baghdad is a road movie that follows Sadik, the personal cameraman to the leader Saddam Hussein, at the end of the nineties. Sadik is trying to escape the grip of the regime, being pursued from country to country, encountering smugglers and crooks on his journey. Sadik su... Read allLeaving Baghdad is a road movie that follows Sadik, the personal cameraman to the leader Saddam Hussein, at the end of the nineties. Sadik is trying to escape the grip of the regime, being pursued from country to country, encountering smugglers and crooks on his journey. Sadik suffers from paranoia and constant fear. The Iraqi secret police are after him because he is... Read all

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9/10

Excellent if harrowing.

An excellent film if harrowing. Made with honesty and for me, as the son of a refugee, it illustrated the extreme difficulties encountered by those fleeing their homeland for reasons of persecution. Poignant and topical for the times we are living through. The main character who played Saddams personal cameraman played the role to perfection. The use of the hand held camera gave the viewer the feeling of being right there and seen through the cameraman eyes. It was engaging throughout and particularly because of the use of actual footage shot within the regime gave an authenticity to the story. Amongst other emotions, the feeling of guilt is overwhelming as the fleeing cameraman real reason for having to escape are laid bare to the viewer.

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