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Baghdad in My Shadow

"Abu Nawas" is a trendy café and popular hangout for artists, communists and gay Iraqi exiles in London, it's close to the Salafist Mosque. When Nasseer, a fanatic religious youth and nephew of poet Taufiq, attacks his uncle's fri...

Director

Samir

Year

Genre

drama, thriller

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N/A

Production

Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion,Coin Film,Ipso Facto Productions

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

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Very good, congratulations Amal! - Baghdad in My Shadow

Very good, congratulations Amal!

-The name is different on them.
-So what now? - Baghdad in My Shadow

-The name is different on them. -So what now?

No one will deport you. - Baghdad in My Shadow

No one will deport you.

Do you want to wash dishes
all your life? - Baghdad in My Shadow

Do you want to wash dishes all your life?

Very good. Can he help you? - Baghdad in My Shadow

Very good. Can he help you?

Are Iraqis not good enough for you? - Baghdad in My Shadow

Are Iraqis not good enough for you?

Yeah, only a little bit - Baghdad in My Shadow

Yeah, only a little bit

No, really listen,
I'll finish work - Baghdad in My Shadow

No, really listen, I'll finish work

-You?
-We need to talk, it's important. - Baghdad in My Shadow

-You? -We need to talk, it's important.

I saw Yasin give the boys
envelopes of money. - Baghdad in My Shadow

I saw Yasin give the boys envelopes of money.

You are aware you have killed
a diplomat. - Baghdad in My Shadow

You are aware you have killed a diplomat.

I dedicate the last poem to you,
to Miss Maud Robinson. - Baghdad in My Shadow

I dedicate the last poem to you, to Miss Maud Robinson.

Yet Baghdad, - Baghdad in My Shadow

You replaced one jailer - Baghdad in My Shadow

You replaced one jailer

You are still in my shadow,
my Baghdad. - Baghdad in My Shadow

You are still in my shadow, my Baghdad.

And there you will stay forever. - Baghdad in My Shadow

And there you will stay forever.

So it's an honour to us Iraqi people, - Baghdad in My Shadow

So it's an honour to us Iraqi people,

Well, in Mesopotamian times,
your country - Baghdad in My Shadow

Well, in Mesopotamian times, your country

Aro, Zeki's son. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Aro, Zeki's son.

Amal. Suhair...
Good to see you. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Amal. Suhair... Good to see you.

You're still my wife,
I can prove it. - Baghdad in My Shadow

You're still my wife, I can prove it.

Does the new government know
you worked for the dictatorship? - Baghdad in My Shadow

Does the new government know you worked for the dictatorship...

I met a traveler
from an antique land, - Baghdad in My Shadow

I met a traveler from an antique land,

And on the pedestal
these words appear: - Baghdad in My Shadow

And on the pedestal these words appear:

Round he decay of that colossal wreck, - Baghdad in My Shadow

Round he decay of that colossal wreck,

The lone and level sands
stretch far away. - Baghdad in My Shadow

The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Please understand that this isn't
about the quality of your poems. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Please understand that this isn't about the quality of ...

You know, you find it normal - Baghdad in My Shadow

You know, you find it normal

The boys transfer the money
to an account in Turkey, - Baghdad in My Shadow

The boys transfer the money to an account in Turkey,

They're evidently messengers
for a terrorist organisation. - Baghdad in My Shadow

They're evidently messengers for a terrorist organisati...

Twice a week, each messenger
sends ten thousand pounds. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Twice a week, each messenger sends ten thousand pounds.

Your nephew alone has transferred over
120 000 pounds over the last 6 months. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Your nephew alone has transferred over 120 000 pounds over t...

-Are you sure?
-We have a witness. - Baghdad in My Shadow

-Are you sure? -We have a witness.

And what do you want from me?
You already know everything. - Baghdad in My Shadow

And what do you want from me? You already know everything.

Mr. Taufiq, all in all
you're a reasonable man. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Mr. Taufiq, all in all you're a reasonable man.

I'm learning the language of the Koran.
My uncle Taufiq is teaching me. - Baghdad in My Shadow

I'm learning the language of the Koran. My uncle Taufiq...

-Where do you pray?
-In the mosque at the end of the park. - Baghdad in My Shadow

-Where do you pray? -In the mosque at the end of the park.

-We must pray together.
-Of course. Come tomorrow? - Baghdad in My Shadow

-We must pray together. -Of course. Come tomorrow?

Surely those who come to this place,
don't go to the mosque, right? - Baghdad in My Shadow

Surely those who come to this place, don't go to the mo...

My uncle says his faith
is between him and Allah. - Baghdad in My Shadow

My uncle says his faith is between him and Allah.

Something like that tree - Baghdad in My Shadow

Something like that tree

In a place run by a so-called Muslim. - Baghdad in My Shadow

In a place run by a so-called Muslim.

In Iraq - Baghdad in My Shadow

And in Iraq they know exactly
how to treat such people. - Baghdad in My Shadow

And in Iraq they know exactly how to treat such people.

This is the new design
for the central bank of Baghdad. - Baghdad in My Shadow

This is the new design for the central bank of Baghdad.

The new cultural attaché - Baghdad in My Shadow

The new cultural attaché

From Saddam Hussein's agent - Baghdad in My Shadow

From Saddam Hussein's agent

Unfortunately,
I didn't listen to them. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Unfortunately, I didn't listen to them.

If I catch you again with these pills
from your communist doctor friend, - Baghdad in My Shadow

If I catch you again with these pills from your communist do...

Our neighbour Mazin vanished
after he joked about Saddam. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Our neighbour Mazin vanished after he joked about Saddam.

I found a report on him
in Ahmed's safe. - Baghdad in My Shadow

I found a report on him in Ahmed's safe.

These prove
he worked for the dictator. - Baghdad in My Shadow

These prove he worked for the dictator.

And why didn't you hand
these intelligence files over to us? - Baghdad in My Shadow

And why didn't you hand these intelligence files over t...

You wouldn't be the first communist
who in their hatred to the west - Baghdad in My Shadow

You wouldn't be the first communist who in their hatred...

People of your kind
are the same in every country. - Baghdad in My Shadow

People of your kind are the same in every country.

-What's wrong with it?
-Heresy! - Baghdad in My Shadow

-What's wrong with it? -Heresy!

My dear, as a kid, - Baghdad in My Shadow

My dear, as a kid,

And presents, like your English
friends. It's a nice tradition. - Baghdad in My Shadow

And presents, like your English friends. It's a nice tr...

As a role model you must follow Sharia
and not deviant rituals. - Baghdad in My Shadow

As a role model you must follow Sharia and not deviant ritua...

He wrote reports
that got people killed. - Baghdad in My Shadow

He wrote reports that got people killed.

Hypocrites - Baghdad in My Shadow

I am very happy to be received
in this gathering - Baghdad in My Shadow

I am very happy to be received in this gathering

We will give them the choice: - Baghdad in My Shadow

We will give them the choice:

One of those cranks
wrote a new fatwa: - Baghdad in My Shadow

One of those cranks wrote a new fatwa:

Made up by some
perverse westerner - Baghdad in My Shadow

Made up by some perverse westerner

A society following the laws of the
Prophet, "Sala Allah Alayhi Wa Salam", - Baghdad in My Shadow

A society following the laws of the Prophet, "Sala Alla...

Have a look at his browser history:
Porno à la Carte. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Have a look at his browser history: Porno à la Carte.

To make him look bad
because he's Muslim. - Baghdad in My Shadow

To make him look bad because he's Muslim.

Your Sheikh Yasin has a special passion
for blonde European pussies. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Your Sheikh Yasin has a special passion for blonde European ...

Stop right there! You atheists! - Baghdad in My Shadow

Stop right there! You atheists!

You failure, you heretic.
Why should I believe a homosexual? - Baghdad in My Shadow

You failure, you heretic. Why should I believe a homosexual?

I'm not afraid to say who I am! - Baghdad in My Shadow

I'm not afraid to say who I am!

The question is: - Baghdad in My Shadow

The question is:

-I'm confused, Sheikh.
-Why? - Baghdad in My Shadow

-I'm confused, Sheikh. -Why?

-And who said that?
-Muhanad. - Baghdad in My Shadow

-And who said that? -Muhanad.

How can you even think that something
like that could taint this holy place? - Baghdad in My Shadow

How can you even think that something like that could taint ...

I heard your uncle Taufiq plotting
with the homosexual - Baghdad in My Shadow

I heard your uncle Taufiq plotting with the homosexual

Indeed, he has no faith apart
from hammer and sickle. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Indeed, he has no faith apart from hammer and sickle.

Nasseer, it will be a day when you are
going to have to make a choice - Baghdad in My Shadow

Nasseer, it will be a day when you are going to have to make...

And if necessary,
even against your own family. - Baghdad in My Shadow

And if necessary, even against your own family.

In the words of Allah: - Baghdad in My Shadow

In the words of Allah:

I can't talk right now so please leave
a message after the beep. - Baghdad in My Shadow

I can't talk right now so please leave a message after ...

Not only have you built your own
kitchen... you cook as well. - Baghdad in My Shadow

Not only have you built your own kitchen... you cook as well...

-Like a housewife?
-Like a housewife, exactly yeah. - Baghdad in My Shadow

-Like a housewife? -Like a housewife, exactly yeah.

-Lets take him home with us.
-We can't take him home. Are you crazy! - Baghdad in My Shadow

-Lets take him home with us. -We can't take him home. A...

-His father? He'll kill us!
-Call him! - Baghdad in My Shadow

-His father? He'll kill us! -Call him!

-You're late!
-Enough! Close the door. - Baghdad in My Shadow

-You're late! -Enough! Close the door.

Come, come. Aro, drink! - Baghdad in My Shadow

Come, come. Aro, drink!

-Can someone tell me what's going on?
-Internal affairs. - Baghdad in My Shadow

-Can someone tell me what's going on? -Internal affairs...

-Samira, no I want to sleep.
-Don't be a wuss! - Baghdad in My Shadow

-Samira, no I want to sleep. -Don't be a wuss!

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"Abu Nawas" is a trendy café and popular hangout for artists, communists and gay Iraqi exiles in London, it's close to the Salafist Mosque. When Nasseer, a fanatic religious youth and nephew of poet Taufiq, attacks his uncle's fri...

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Director: Samir

Writer: Samir, Furat al Jamil

Production: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion,Coin Film,Ipso Facto Productions

Genre: drama, thriller

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 30 Sep 2021

Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations

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