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Heavy Metal in Baghdad

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Director -
Eddy Moretti , Suroosh Alvi -
Producer -
Eddy Moretti , Suroosh Alvi , Monica Hampton -
Screenwriter -
Bernardo Loyola , Suroosh Alvi -
Production Co -
Vice Media -
Rating -
R (Pervasive Language) -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
Arabic -
Release Date (DVD) -
Jun 10, 2008 -
Runtime -
1h 32m