Iraqi Odyssey

Switzerland / Germany / United Arab Emirates / Iraq, September 2014
FILM, Documentary, 162 min.

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directed by: Samir
Written by: Samir
Status: In distribution
Website: www.iraqiodyssey.com

Des bombes, la guerre, des barbus en colère, des femmes voilées en pleurs, des villes détruites: l’Irak d’aujourd’hui dans les médias occidentaux. En comparaison, les images des années 1950 et 1970 forment un contraste étonnant: des films à la musique frivole, des étudiantes tête nue; des hommes élégamment vêtus dans les rues de Bagdad, une ville moderne. Comment en est-on arrivé là? Le réalisateur Samir raconte l’histoire de sa famille iraquienne, une famille de la classe moyenne aujourd’hui dispersée dans le monde entier, entre Auckland, Moscou, Paris, Londres et Buffalo NY.

credits

World Premiere: September 2014
Original Version: Arabic, French, English, German (french/english/german subtitles), colour, true, DCP, 162 min.
ISAN: 0000-0003-4F71-0000-R-0000-0000-U
Production: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, COIN FILM, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, Sanad Fund The Development and Post-Production Fund of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Furat al Jamil
Producer: Werner Swiss Schweizer, Joël Louis Jent, Samir, Herbert Schwering
directed by: Samir
Written by: Samir
Cinematography: Lukas Strebel, Pierre Mennel, Yuri Burak, John Kelleran, Kirill Gerra, Samir
Editing: Samir, Sophie Brunner, Ali Al-Fatlawi, Wathiq Al Ameri
Sound Editing: Jef Van Even
Sound Design: Tilo Busch
Re-Recording Mix: Henning Hein
Music: Maciej Sledziecki
Location Sound Mix: Reto Stamm, Al Seconi, Martin Wilson, Don Feigel, Roman Platonov, Maxim Malin
Animation: Wamidh Al-Ameri
3D Animation: Wamidh Al-Ameri

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales: Autlook Filmsales GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Albania: Tricontinental Ltd. Distribution
Release date: tba
Austria: Polyfilm Verleih Distribution
Release date: 23.10.2015
France: Films sans Frontières Distribution
Release date: tba
Germany: NFP Marketing & Distribution Distribution
Release date: 14.01.2016
Italy: I Wonder Distribution
Release date: tba
MIDDLE EAST: Middle East Broadcasting Centre MBC TV Rights
Serbia: Tricontinental Ltd. Distribution
Release date: tba
South Korea: EBS (Educational Broadcasting System) TV Rights
Sweden: UR Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company TV Rights
Switzerland: Look Now! Distribution
Release date: 05.03.2015

United States: AFD/Typecast Films Distribution
Release date: 27.11.2015

Awards

(a selection)

Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Best Asian Film Award 2014 (Winner)
Winterthur, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Succès Zürich Dokumentarfilm 3. Platz 2016 (Winner)
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2015 (Nomination)
Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2015 (Winner)