2015
Not Rated
Typecast Releasing
2 h 42 m

2015
Not Rated
Typecast Releasing
2 h 42 m

Summary Bombs, war, angry bearded men, shrouded sobbing women, shattered cities: this is Iraq as seen through the eyes of the western media these days. These images are juxtaposed with those from the fifties and seventies: films with frivolous music, unveiled women who study, elegantly dressed men in Bagdad, a modern city. How did it come to thi...

Documentary

Directed By: Samir

Written By: Mahmood Jumaah, Samir

2015
Not Rated
Typecast Releasing
2 h 42 m

2015
Not Rated
Typecast Releasing
2 h 42 m

Iraqi Odyssey

Name: Iraqi Odyssey
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-11-27
Duration: 2 min 42 s
Rating: 60
Cast: Samira Jamal Aldin, Sabah Jamal Aldin, Souhair Jamal Aldin, Jamal Al Tahir, Tanya Uldin

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Samir

Written By: Mahmood Jumaah, Samir

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Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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The New York Times

Nov 28, 2015

Watching it is like slowly leafing through a giant scrapbook whose contents include the individual stories of a large extended family.

By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Nov 24, 2015

Heartrending throughout, Iraqi Odyssey is everything you want in a documentary — informative, involving, and eager to decipher complex, often paradoxical historical conundrums. Everything, that is, except visually interesting.

By Sam Weisberg FULL REVIEW

Variety

Nov 28, 2015

The running time of two hours and 43 minutes is unquestionably self-indulgent; thankfully the clan’s charisma keeps attention from lagging too much despite frequent opportunities for trimming.

By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Nov 28, 2015

Mostly one wishes for a more concise edit that would pull this impressive avalanche of memories and faded photos together a lot sooner.

By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Nov 28, 2015

With the mixing of the sprawling family tree with geopolitical imbroglios already proving daunting for viewers, the filmmaker exacerbates the confusion by eschewing a linear chronology.

By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Coin Film, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Sanad Abu Dhabi Film Festival Fund

Release Date Nov 27, 2015

Duration 2 h 42 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website https://www.filmportal.de/film/iraqi-odyssey_fd41528ed0ca4acbb3f7b84317dc59aa

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Awards

Abu Dhabi Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations

Zurich Film Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Swiss Film Prize

• 1 Nomination

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Samira Jamal Aldin

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Sabah Jamal Aldin

Self

Souhair Jamal Aldin

Self

Jamal Al Tahir

Self

Tanya Uldin

Self

Zhanetta Nozdrina

Self

Thikrayat Al Tahir

Self

Raid Koury

Self

Mayada Alrufaie

Self

Faiq Alrufaie

Self

Summar Alrufaie

Self

Hasan Alrufaie

Self

Gerda Uldin

Self

Mohammed Jamal Adin

Self

Huda Ahmed Ali Alobaidi

Self

Hadeel Alqasmi Jamal Aldin

Self

Alyah Jamal Aldin

Self

Ahmed Jamal Aldin

Self

Meyadeh Jamal Aldin

Self

Markus Diener

Self

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