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Marooned in Iraq is a iranien film of genre Drama directed by Bahman Ghobadi released in USA on 22 may 2002
Marooned in Iraq (2002)
گمگشتگی در عراق, Gomgashtei dar Aragh
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Add to a movie listMarooned in Iraq (Persian: گمگشتگی در عراق/Gomgashtei dar Aragh, and also known as Songs of My Motherland Persian: آوازهای سرزمین مادریام) is a 2002 Iranian (Kurdish/Persian) film directed by Bahman Ghobadi and produced in Iran. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis
Mirza, a famous Kurdish musician, hears that his ex-wife Hanare is in trouble. He, accompanied by his two sons, embarks on an adventurous journey across the Iran-Iraq border to find her.Comments
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