Iraq in Fragments

Overview

An opus in three parts, Iraq In Fragments offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the US presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied. American director James Longley spent more than two years filming in Iraq to create this stunningly photographed, poetically rendered documentary of the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 21, 2006

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Arabic, Kurdish

Countries

Iraq, United States of America

Production

HBO Documentary Films,Typecast Pictures,Daylight Factory

Cast

Suleiman Mahmoud,Mohammed Haithem

Director

James Longley

Producer

John Sinno

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$202,000

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0492466