Ahlaam

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Baghdad 2003. Confusion, uncertainty, and death engulf the bombed out ruins of a psychiatric asylum. Voyeuristically, we move between the past and the present of the lives of the Iraqis caught up in the maelstrom and entangled in the chaos of American ‘Shock and Awe’.

Ahlaam is a bewildered young woman, confined to the asylum after witnessing the violent arrest of her fiancée on their wedding day… deeply hurt, she lives a confined existence in a state of delusion. Brutally damaged at the hands of the regime, Ahlaam is left with little hope, only a dream…

Release Date: 13th April, 2009

Director: Mohamed Al Daradji

Writer: Mohamed Al Daradji

Running Time: 107 mins

Country: Iraq

Awards: Best Actor (Bashir Al Majid ) & Best Feature 2006 Brooklyn International Film Festival