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Baghdad in My Shadow
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Baghdad in My Shadow

2019-11-28 · 105 min · ★ 6.0

Thriller · Drama

A wide variety of Iraqis in exile meet at Café Abu Nawas in London, including the architect Amal, the poet Taufiq and the gay IT specialist Muhannad. They all want to finally feel free in London - something that was denied them in their homeland. But adversity threatens...

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Directors
Samir Jamal Al Din
Production companies
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Coin Film, Ipso Facto Productions
Countries
Germany, Iraq, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Haitham Abdel-RazzaqHaitham Abdel-RazzaqTaufiq Jasim
Zahraa GhandourZahraa GhandourAmal
Waseem AbbasWaseem AbbasMuhannad
Maxim MehmetMaxim MehmetSven
Shervin AlenabiShervin AlenabiNasseer
Meriam AbbasMeriam AbbasMaha
Awatef NaeemAwatef NaeemSamira
Kae BaharKae BaharZeki
Ali Daim MailikiAhmed Kamal
Farid ElouardiFarid ElouardiYassin
Andrew BuchanAndrew BuchanMartin
Kerry FoxKerry FoxMaude Robertson
Hazel O'ConnorHazel O'ConnorKate
Taro BaharAro
Daniel AdegboyegaDaniel AdegboyegaMason
Felix ScottFelix Scott
Helen BradburyHelen Bradbury
Ken BonesKen Bones

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