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Forget Baghdad

Switzerland / Germany, August 2002
FILM, Documentary, 112 min.

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directed by
Samir
Written by
Samir
Status
In distribution

A filmic reflection about the stereotypes of “Jew” and “Arab” through onehundred 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.

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World Premiere
August 2002
Original Version
Arabic, English, Hebrew (french subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 112 min.
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Tag/Traum GmbH Filmproduktion, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Teleclub AG
Producer
Samir, Karin Koch
directed by
Samir
Written by
Samir
Cinemato­graphy
Nurith Aviv
Editing
Samir
Music
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Location Sound Mix
Daniel Ollivier

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World Rights
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
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Release date: tba

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