Baghdad in My Shadow
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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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Cast
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Haitham Abdel-Razzaq
Taufiq Jasim
Also in
Violet Night
Qissa
Lachlan Nieboer
Martin
Known for
Into the White
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Zahraa Ghandour
Amal
Also in
The Journey
The Red Zone
Waseem Abbas
Muhannad
Known for
Soulmates
Maxim Mehmet
Sven
Known for
Generation War
Citadel: Diana
Shervin Alenabi
Nasseer
Known for
Tehran
Meriam Abbas
Maha
Known for
Contra
8 Days
Awatef Naeem
Samira
Also in
Khan Al Thahab
Door No. 7
Kae Bahar
Zeki
Known for
Triage
Brothers
Ali Daim Mailiki
Ahmed Kamal
Also in
The Blind Ferryman
Farid Elouardi
Yassin
Known for
Mohamed Dubois
Andrew Buchan
Martin
Known for
Broadchurch
Carnival Row
Samir Jamal Al Din Director · Furat al Jamil Writer Tom Linden Composer
First release August 10, 2019 · Produced in Germany, Iraq, Switzerland, United Kingdom · Languages Arabic, English
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Production
Coin Film
Production
Ipso Facto Productions
Production
Germany · Iraq · Switzerland · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
Switzerland · August 10, 2019
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Switzerland · November 28, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
September 30, 2021 · Theatrical
March 11, 2022 · Physical
Hungary
January 3, 2021 · TV
Spain
December 29, 2021 · Theatrical
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