Iraq Movies

The first Iraqi film in Technicolor narrates the biography of the renowned Assyrian king Nebuchadnezzar II, the builder of the Hanging Gardens. It...

We follow the journey of former soldier Nassif, who fled the war in Iraq by hiding in dark cinemas. During this time, he used to watch his favorite...

An Iraqi film about a young woman shaped by hardship, raised in poverty, and reunited with her family after discovering her father’s true...

In a small village classroom, a teacher often transforms the blackboard with a simple white sheet. When it is taken for a burial rite, the children...

The daily antics of an Iraqi manager

In August 2017, during the final phase of the Fatah (Conquest) Operation, the Iraqi Army pushed Islamic State combatants back from the east bank of...

After a lifetime of conflict in Iraq, 20-year-old Tiba joins the October 2019 protests. She is amazed to see so many young men and women gathering...

Story of a Kurdish family who struggle with many problems and hardships in life, but they do not give up and continue to seek happiness and try to...

Set during the Iraq-Iran war in the 80s, the film tells of a tragicomic road trip set in Iraq's Kurdistan.

Fatima is a rural woman left behind when both her husband and brother depart to fight in the war. Alone, she carries the weight of survival, caring...

A popular Iraqi comedy that discussed the social and cultural contradictions between the simple local environment in Baghdad (the famous Muridi...

From their 'Purple House' in the South of Lebanon, French-Iraqi director Abbas Fahdel and his Lebanese wife, the painter Nour Ballouk, start...

After the black crows attack his land, a rich landowner gathers the village children and turns them into Scarecrows

Fragmented views of deserts and Baghdad interiors evoke a society shaped by war, repression and resilience, linking cosmic beliefs with history and...

A short film set in Baghdad, exploring the city, its atmosphere, and the everyday life of its people. Through its story and characters, the film...

A Yezidian teenager who lives in refugee’s camp, helps his family by selling sheep milk, but when his main Yezidian costumer is no longer in...

In 2003, Baghdad-born Mohamed Al-Daradji returned home after a decade in exile to film Ahlaam, the second feature shot in Iraq post-Saddam Hussein....

An Iranian attack occurs on the middle sector, prompting a team of Iraqi special forces to attempt to repel the assault. A tough confrontation...