Shadow in Baghdad
Israeli Figures • 1h 5m
A young Iraqi journalist sets out to write about Linda Abdul Aziz, who escaped to Israel in the early 70's and whose father, a prominent lawyer, had been kidnapped in Baghdad. The continuous dialogue between the two slowly uncovers the tragic end of her father, as well as that of a whole Jewish community which thrived in Iraq for more than 2,000 years.
Year: 2013
Languages: Arabic & Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Duki Dror
Producer: Galia Engelmayer Dror
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