“They tried to suffocate a city with all its stories”
In the winter of 1988, in the depths of the Iraq/Iran war, the border town of Halabja was attacked by chemical weapons with all its people and their different stories.
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Hamid Mirhaj Yosef
Tolla
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Delnya Mohammadi
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Qadir Jalal
Omer Khawar
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Shamal Abarash
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Ayam Akram
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Zarya Sami
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Bakir Salh
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Nasrin Hassan
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Hezhwan Zendi Director · Hooman Behmanesh Cinematographer Amir Gholami Editor
First release November 2, 2023 · Produced in Iraq · Languages Arabic, Kurdish, Persian
Production
Nalia Media
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Iraq
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Original language
Kurdish
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Arabic · Kurdish · Persian
Release dates
Iraq · November 2, 2023
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No release date listed for United States.
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