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Take Me to the Cinema (2022)

July 21, 2022 Documentary • 61m

Overview

We follow the journey of former soldier Nassif, who fled the war in Iraq by hiding in dark cinemas. During this time, he used to watch his favorite film, “Papillon” (1973), starring Steve McQueen. Nowadays, he is looking for this film among the Iraqi cinemas’ ruins. The search for this lost film copy in the old and obsolete cinemas becomes the sole purpose of Nassif and his primary motivation to leave his house. “Take me to the Cinema” allows us to discover Baghdad through Nassif’s eyes as he takes us to streets that contrast with his silent and quiet world. A lot has changed in today’s Iraq. The street where cinema theaters were is now a market that sells military uniforms. It is crowded with young men, fitting military shirts and shoes. The quest for “Papillon” becomes the quest of character, who does not want to acknowledge the transformations of his city, and who wants to cling on to its luminous past through the light of cinema and his inner world.

Director

Albaqer Jaafar

Writer

Top Billed

Nassif Falak

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Top Billed Cast

Crew
Albaqer Jaafar
Albaqer Jaafar

Cinematography

Kararr Naser
Kararr Naser

Cinematography

Saif Eldin
Saif Eldin

Cinematography

Ahmed alzaidi
Ahmed alzaidi

Cinematography

Haider Husseini
Haider Husseini

Cinematography

Layth Daeir
Layth Daeir

Cinematography

Muslim Habeeb
Muslim Habeeb

Sound Recordist

Haider Abdul Hussein
Haider Abdul Hussein

Production Manager

Tamer El Said
Tamer El Said

Post Production Consulting

Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Ali

Post Production Supervisor

Hesham AbdelRazek
Hesham AbdelRazek

Editorial Production Assistant

Shawk Ayman
Shawk Ayman

Translator



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Status

Released

Original Language

AR

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