Iraq in Fragments (2006)
Directed by James Longley · 94 min · Documentary
20.3 TOPICAL score · #4,484 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Iraq in Fragments (2006, directed by James Longley) has a TOPICAL score of 20.3 - ranked 4,484 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 3 nominations, including the Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 84. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (19 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 84
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (19 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 3 nominations - incl. Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary; Sundance Editing Award Documentary
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 6 languages
- Still read617 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Mohammed Haithem, Suleiman Mahmoud