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Hadiatt Abi (Gift of My Father)

Synopsis

A seemingly normal car journey crosses from present reality into a recurring nightmare as Hamoudi, a young victim of war, relives his traumatic experiences of the Baghdad Blackwater shootings.

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
7 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Salam Salman
Producer
Mohamed Al-Daradji
Editor
Salam Salman
Screenwriter
Salam Salman
Director of Photography
Ali Jabbarh
Sound
Nick Freemantle
Composer
Kad Achouri, Andy Guy
Principal cast
Mohamed Jassem

Genre

Human Rights Asian Children’s Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Iraq, UK, Netherlands, US coproduction

The Iraqi Independent Film Centre (IZ), Iraq Al-Rafidain (IZ), Human Film (UK,NL), The Humpty Dumpty Film Institute (US)

Human Film UK

ADP House
35 Hanover Square
Leeds
LS3 1BQ

Sales Company

Human Film UK

andy@humanfilm.co.uk, info@humanfilm.co.uk

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