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Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs: The Iraqi Connection

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In this documentary, Samir Naqqash, travels to Tel Aviv, Israel, to explore the lives of Middle Eastern Jews. There, he finds a small group of Jews from Iraq who were forced to leave their home country, not only for being Jewish but for being communists. In Israel the members of the group face discrimination for their cultural and ethnic heritage. Naqqash explores their feelings of rejection, plus cultural stereotypes and the nature of the conflict between Arabs and Jews.

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Deborah Young Variety 12/23/2003
Timely and thought-provoking, if a bit rambling. Go to Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post 12/05/2003
2/4
Samir's presentation is uninspired and too long. It's outdated, too. Go to Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times 12/04/2003
3/5
A fascinating but disorganized documentary. Go to Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/16/2021
Forget Baghdad is one of those rare works that manages to be simultaneously tragic and inspiring. Go to Full Review Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press 12/19/2003
2/4
Indulges in so much visual trickery you sometimes miss what the people are saying. Go to Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International 12/09/2003
Uses an innovative and daring style to inform a provocative and relevant topic. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/11/2009 Such a great movie, a must see for anyone interested in Iraq, the Middle East, and/or "nationalism." See more 06/17/2008 We've been watching this in segments at lunch during my "Islam in Iraq" seminar this week, and I highly recommend it... See more Read all reviews
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Samir

Director

Sami Michael

Actor

Ella Shohat

Actor

Samir

Writer

Gerd Haag

Producer

Karin Koch

Producer
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Synopsis In this documentary, Samir Naqqash, travels to Tel Aviv, Israel, to explore the lives of Middle Eastern Jews. There, he finds a small group of Jews from Iraq who were forced to leave their home country, not only for being Jewish but for being communists. In Israel the members of the group face discrimination for their cultural and ethnic heritage. Naqqash explores their feelings of rejection, plus cultural stereotypes and the nature of the conflict between Arabs and Jews.
Director
Samir
Producer
Gerd Haag, Karin Koch, Samir
Screenwriter
Samir
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 54m