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- Channel 4
- Feb 3, 2020
- Channel 4
- Feb 3, 2020
Summary Set just as the US-led Coalition takes over Baghdad, ex-Iraqi policeman Muhsin al-Khafaji (Waleed Zuaiter) searches for his estranged eldest daughter Sawsan (Leem Lubany) in this series written by Stephen Butchard and based on the novel of the same name by Elliott Colla.
- Channel 4
- Feb 3, 2020
- Channel 4
- Feb 3, 2020
Baghdad Central
Season 1
Season Premiere: Feb 3, 2020
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Summary Set just as the US-led Coalition takes over Baghdad, ex-Iraqi policeman Muhsin al-Khafaji (Waleed Zuaiter) searches for his estranged eldest daughter Sawsan (Leem Lubany) in this series written by Stephen Butchard and based on the novel of the same name by Elliott Colla.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
78
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Baghdad Central is well-written, -directed and -acted, and the debut episode sets the table for some potentially vigorous drama.
Neither power nor politics is really the strength, or point, of “Baghdad Central,” which is always being driven by Mr. Zuaiter and his singular performance. Muhsin is a role that feels lived in.
Adapted by Stephen Butchard from the novel by Elliott Colla, this is a superior drama that hooks you with a well-worn premise – a father desperately searching for his missing daughter – but goes much deeper, asking uncomfortable questions about the West’s responsibility in the Middle East.
Besides some great dialogue, Colla has gifted Channel 4 with a central character rooted enough to sustain several more series should this find its audience.
I see what it was trying to say and that it is a class piece of work even though it was somewhat scattered and served up my other two top hates: raped women and scenes of torture.
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