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In looking beyond the particular histories and sensitivities of Iraq's different communities, Layth Abdul Amir examines the common roots of this often mistreated and misunderstood country. His camera captures the cultural, social and historical heritage of men and women who wove the fabric of a nation: Kurds, Arabs, Turkomen, Yezidis, Shiites, Sunnites and Christians from villages and cities. This voyage takes you from the southern limits to the northern borders of the country, for a total immersion into the social and geopolitical landscape of Iraq: a close-up of a particular "identity" that prospered, suffered and finally ended when the Coalition's tanks arrived, rumbling arrogantly into what was once the Garden of Eden.

France - 2005 - 1 h 33 mn - DV Cam - Colour

Director Layth Abdul Amir Script Layth Abdul Amir Camera Ammar Saad Sound Jean-Christophe Caron Editing Lysiane Lemercier

Production Zarafa Films, 63, rue Ménilmontant, Chez Mr Billon, 75020 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 7473 4050 Fax : +33 (0)1 7473 4057 E-mail : dorothee.zarafa@wanadoo.fr Co-Production Centre Régional de Ressources Audiovisuelles Nord-Pas de Calais

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