Iraq in Fragments (2006)

Name: Iraq in Fragments
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-01-21

1h 34m

Running Time

January 21, 2006
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Plot.

An opus in three parts, Iraq In Fragments offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the US presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied. American director James Longley spent more than two years filming in Iraq to create this stunningly photographed, poetically rendered documentary of the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.

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Cast & Crew.

Mohammed Haithem

Himself

Suleiman Mahmoud

Himself

James Longley

Director

John Sinno

Producer

George W. Bush

Self

Billy McMillin

Editor

Fiona Otway

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 21, 2006

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 34m

Box Office
$202,000

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

iraq

iraq war

baghdad

Wiki.

Iraq in Fragments is a documentary film directed by James Longley. Longley shot the film in Digital Video on a Panasonic DVX100 miniDV camcorder. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival where it won three awards: "Directing Award Documentary", "Editing Award Documentary" and "Excellence in Cinematography Award Documentary". The film is also a part of the Iraq Media Action Project film collection. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film was shot in Iraq and edited at 911 Media Arts Center in Seattle. This film has three parts to it which describe the viewpoints of Sunni, Shi'ite, and Kurdish residents.