Iraqi cinema has long struggled under the weight of conflict and displacement, yet filmmakers have consistently found ways to document lived experience with honesty and care. Europa and 16/03 both reflect that tradition, rooting themselves in the human cost of war and exodus. Have a look at Macca's reviews below.
Rating: 4.0★
Released in 2004, Turtles Can Fly arrived at a moment when the dust from the 2003 invasion of Iraq had barely begun to settle. Shot on location in the Kurdish regions of Iran and Iraq, the film plants itself on the Turkey-Iraq border in the days just before the
Genre Drama
★ — Europa (2021)
Country Iraq
★★½ — Revolutionary Memories of Bahman who loved Leila (2012)
Genre Action
½ — 16/03 (2017)
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