Iraqi Odyssey
Switzerland / Germany / United Arab Emirates / Iraq, September 2014
FILM,
Documentary,
162 min.
- 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
- Austria
-
Polyfilm Verleih
Distribution
Release date: 23.10.2015 - France
- Films sans Frontières Distribution
- Germany
-
NFP Marketing & Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 14.01.2016 - Italy
- I Wonder Distribution
- MIDDLE EAST
- Middle East Broadcasting Centre MBC TV Rights
- Serbia
- Tricontinental Ltd. Distribution
- 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)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Tallinn, 23rd PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival
15.11.2019 - 01.12.2019 -
Hof, 53. Internationale Filmtage Hof
22.10.2019 - 27.10.2019 -
fragments 16 - Filmfestival der Menschensrechte
21.04.2016 - 25.04.2016 -
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minneapolis St-Paul International Film Festival
07.04.2016 - 23.04.2016 -
Portland, Portland International Film Festival
11.02.2016 - 27.02.2016 -
San Francisco, Berlin & Beyond Film Festival San Francisco
14.01.2016 - 20.01.2016 -
Palm Springs, 27th Palm Springs International Film Festival
01.01.2016 - 11.01.2016 -
9th Iran International Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verité" Tehran
13.12.2015 - 19.12.2015 -
53° Festival internacional de Cine de Gijon
20.11.2015 - 28.11.2015 -
Tallinn, 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
13.11.2015 - 29.11.2015
-
37th Cairo International Film Festival
11.11.2015 - 20.11.2015 -
Duisburg, Duisburger Filmwoche / vhs
02.11.2015 - 08.11.2015 -
16th Bergen International Film Festival
23.09.2015 - 30.09.2015 -
16. Filmfestival Münster
23.09.2015 - 27.09.2015 -
Delémont-Hollywood
27.08.2015 - 12.09.2015 -
Seoul, EBS International Documentary Film Festival
24.08.2015 - 30.08.2015 -
Auckland, New Zealand International Film Festival
16.07.2015 - 02.08.2015 -
32nd Jerusalem Film Festival
09.07.2015 - 19.07.2015 -
Freiburger Film Forum
11.05.2015 - 17.05.2015 -
Belgrad, Beldocs 2015 International Documentary Film Festival
07.05.2015 - 13.05.2015 -
Buenos Aires, 17° Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
15.04.2015 - 25.04.2015 -
Vilnius, 20th Vilnius International Film Festival
19.03.2015 - 02.04.2015 -
Berlin, 30. Panorama
05.02.2015 - 15.02.2015 -
Solothurn, 50. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2015 - 29.01.2015 -
Carthage, 25e Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage
29.11.2014 - 06.12.2014 -
8th Abu Dhabi Film Festival
23.10.2014 - 01.11.2014 -
Sao Paulo, 38a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo
17.10.2014 - 30.10.2014 -
Festival do Rio - Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
25.09.2014 - 07.10.2014 -
Zürich, 10. Zurich Film Festival
25.09.2014 - 05.10.2014 -
Toronto, 39th Toronto International Film Festival
04.09.2014 - 14.09.2014