The Dreams of Sparrows

2005
Unrated
1h 14m

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The Dreams of Sparrows follows first time Iraqi director Hayder Mousa Daffar and his team of contributing directors as they share their vision of life in Baghdad, post war and pre reconstruc... Read allThe Dreams of Sparrows follows first time Iraqi director Hayder Mousa Daffar and his team of contributing directors as they share their vision of life in Baghdad, post war and pre reconstruction. It is his attempt to reconcile the conflicting points of view among Iraqis regarding... Read allThe Dreams of Sparrows follows first time Iraqi director Hayder Mousa Daffar and his team of contributing directors as they share their vision of life in Baghdad, post war and pre reconstruction. It is his attempt to reconcile the conflicting points of view among Iraqis regarding the war, Saddam Hussein and the occupation; the process of which ultimately changes him a... Read all

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- Hayder Mousa Daffar

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7.1/10

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- Hayder Mousa Daffar

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Saad Fahker, Associate Producer in Iraq, was killed in an American crossfire during the production of this movie.

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8/10

A must see

Even though it's been almost 4 years since this documentary was filmed, many parts of it can still be seen in Iraq today, the despair, the divided public opinion on the presence of the allied troops, the lack of electricity and gas/petrol, etc.

This is the 1st Iraqi doco I've seen that was directed by an Iraqi, it was refreshing to see graduate students from the College of Fine Arts with the freedom to shoot films about the people and the situation around them, something which was not possible during Saddam's reign.

Haydar does a great job in visiting a lot of places that we don't usually see in other docos about Iraq, or didn't make the news, like the mental institution, the writers' union, schools, a rundown shelter for orphans/abandoned children, a renowned Iraqi director, etc. I felt closer to Iraq and its people through this journey with Haydar than most docos dealing with the occupation.

Kudos to everyone who made this possible, and may Saad Fahker and any human being who perished in this war rest in peace.