Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection

Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection (2002)

13 Mar 2003 • Documentary • 1h 52m
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A filmic reflection about the stereotypes of "Jew" and "Arab" through one hundred 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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Director
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Writer
Shimon Ballas, Moshe Houri, Sami Michael
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Language: Arabic, English, Hebrew
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Metacritic Score: 58
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Box Office Total: $3,741

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