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Iraq in Fragments
Documentary - 2006
7.3
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An opus in three parts, Iraq In Fragments offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the US presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied. American director James Longley spent more than two years filming in Iraq to create this stunningly photographed, poetically rendered documentary of the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.
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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
21 Jan 2006
Country:
IQ, US
Languages:
Arabic, Kurdish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$202,000
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 7 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
James Longley's devastating documentary Iraq in Fragments has neither narration nor obvious political ax to grind, but it manages to tell us something about Iraq that we aren't getting or can't get from standard news coverage.
– Richard Nilsen,
Arizona Republic,
22 Feb 2007
fresh:
Iraq in Fragments sometimes feels random, but it is a well-crafted, thoughtful study of the dueling divisiveness and hope that will define the region long after foreign troops leave.
– John Monaghan,
Detroit Free Press,
23 Feb 2007
fresh:
Stands up as a classic war documentary, in its unusual poetic form and by its extraordinary access to the lives of ordinary Iraqis.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
23 Feb 2007
fresh:
Because [director] Longley uses a technique that forgoes interviews and voiceover commentary in favour of observation and revealing juxtapositions, his movie puts you both in the chaos and just above it.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
24 Feb 2007
fresh:
The film is both gritty and lyrical, showing how tanks share the Baghdad streets with donkeys as well as the quiet beauty of the Kurdish countryside.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
8 Mar 2007
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