Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection

Mar 13 2003 N/A 1h 52m
Documentary

A documentary film about the Mizrahim, or Jewish community of Iraq.

Plot

A filmic reflection about the stereotypes of "Jew" and "Arab" through one hundred years of film, contrasted with the history of Jewish communists from Iraq. The protagonists are Shimon Ballas, a writer and professor of Arabic studies in Tel Aviv and Paris; the best-selling Israeli author Sami Michael from Haifa; Moshe Houri, a former dealer in real estate; writer Samir Naqqash who only publishes in the Arabic language and Ella Shohat, a Professor of Film and Cultural Studies in New York who has written a standard text on the Israeli film industry.

Written by

Samir

Directed by

Samir

Production Countries

Germany, Switzerland

Production Companies

Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
84
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
NA