Iraq Movies

Sometimes, in some situations, we cannot point the finger at the real criminal, even if we know who he is... and we assume a second personality that...

A short biographical film about Iraqi poet Badr Shakir Al-Sayab, that charts the pivotal moments in a remarkable life. Despite his short life (he...

Hama is a young man living on rent. He loses his job and, as a result, is forced to vacate his home. While packing his belongings, he comes across an...

Return of The Homeland tells the inspiring story of Iraq’s national football team and its historic 2007 AFC Asian Cup victory amid war. Led by...

An evocative Kurdish short drama following a photographer who captures portraits of resilience across post-conflict communities, discovering that...

The film presents the story of three people who are facing execution in prison: a teacher, a Kurdish freedom activist, and a female poet. Together in...

A group of young people face their problems in a way that will ultimately destroy them.

Abbas’s experimental documentary, Paper Puppet Testimony, collects the stories of Kurdish women in the Red Prison. Although the prison has been...

A poetic one-minute Kurdish micro-short capturing the powerful instant of emotional renewal and rebirth through nature, light, and silence.

Opened in an old house in 1992 by a close-knit group of Iraqi artists and writers, the Hiwar Center is a gathering place for those who are interested...

In the final film of the Encounters on the Tigris trilogy, Abbas travels by boat to Al-Amarah to discover the rich diversity of flora and fauna along...

A short documentary about Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef, reflecting on his life, poetry, and thoughts on exile and memory.

A biographical documentary exploring the legacy of Fatah Agha Kakeyi, an influential figure in Kurdish history whose contributions to community and...

During the sectarian war in Iraq, a child sees a murder in front of him and continues his day with this secret.

A sensitive Kurdish short drama exploring the fragile beginning of a new day as two individuals confront unspoken family grief and find quiet...

Wisam, a soldier in the Iraqi counter-terrorism service, had left his child during the war, and as fate decides, he happens to find a left-alone...

The movie starts with a guy being unable to sleep, he decides to get up in the middle of the night for a walk, singing about how lucky other people...

In the final moments of his life, a man is summoned to a pre-dug grave in a deserted cemetery. Through a surreal, dreamlike journey, he is forced to...

Hometown Baghdad was shot by an all-Iraqi crew and tells the stories of three young people trying to survive in Baghdad.