Baghdad in My Shadow

Baghdad in My Shadow

2019 · 105 min · ★ 6.0 · Thriller, Drama

A wide variety of Iraqis in exile meet at Café Abu Nawas in London, including the architect Amal, the poet Taufiq and the gay IT specialist Muhannad. They all want to finally feel free in London - something that was denied them in their homeland. But adversity threatens...

Directed by Samir Jamal Al Din · Written by Samir Jamal Al Din

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