We Iraqis (2004) is a documentary film written and directed by the Iraqi-French film director Abbas Fahdel.

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The film shows daily life in Baghdad, just before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The fears and hopes of a people that is emerging from the nightmare of a dictatorship only to fall into chaos.

• French title: Nous les Irakiens
• Arabic title: نحن العراقيون

Synopsis

Daily life in Baghdad, in a home like many others, that of the director's brother. The preparations waiting for the outbreak of war, the comments in front of the images on TV, stocking up on food, the difficulty of the children to go to school ... After the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, the director returned to Baghdad and meets the people. "I came to film death, but life got the upper hand".

Awards

• Mention of the Jury, 15th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival, Milan, Italy, 2005

See also

• Cinema of Iraq
• Iraqi culture

References

External links

• We Iraqis at IMDb
• Official website Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
• We Iraqis at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (in English)
• We Iraqis, at Doc & Film International (in English)
• Photo gallery Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine

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