Al-Baghdadi
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2008
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 9 mins 58 secs
- Format
- HDCAM
- Director
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Maythem Ridha
- Producer
- Hank Starrs
- Editor
- Mostafa Nagy
- Screenwriter
- Maythem Ridha
- Director of Photography
- Koutaiba Al-Janabi
- Production Designer
- Tine Jespersen
- Sound
- Dan Harbour
- Music
- Ahmed Mukhtar, Hugh Barker
- Principal cast
- Renas Siti, Ruth Clark
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
7th Heaven Films & 2 Rivers East, Digital Shorts scheme at Screen East
14 Annandale RoadLondon W4 2HH
UK
T +44 7956 559 126
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