Iraq in Fragments
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
James Longley
Mohammed Haithem
James Longley
James Longley
James Longley
James Longley
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Illuminates post-war Iraq in three acts. 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.
Director
James Longley
Cast
Mohammed Haithem
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Documentary Feature
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Documentary Directing Award, Excellence in Cinematography Award and the Excellence in Documentary Film Editing Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
Winner of the Gold Hugo Award for Best Documentary at the 2006 Chicago International Film Festival.
Winner of the John Schlesinger Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Expanded Release in United States November 10, 2006
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States 2010
Released in United States Fall November 8, 2006
Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States January 2007
Released in United States November 17, 2006
Released in United States October 2006
Released in United States on Video July 10, 2007
Released in United States September 2006
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Docufest) October 5-19, 2006.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Uncle Sam's Docs) September 1-10, 2006.
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Ripping Reality) April 29-May 9, 2010.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Documentary Feature) January 4-15, 2007.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 20-May 4, 2006.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Independent Documentary Competition) January 19-29, 2006.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features) September 28-October 13, 2006.
Scheduled to air in USA on HBO Network in March 20, 2007 as part of the "Reel Life" documentary series.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 20-May 4, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features) September 28-October 13, 2006.)
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Ripping Reality) April 29-May 9, 2010.)
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Independent Documentary Competition) January 19-29, 2006.)
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Documentary Feature) January 4-15, 2007.)
Released in United States on Video July 10, 2007
Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Uncle Sam's Docs) September 1-10, 2006.)
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Docufest) October 5-19, 2006.)
Released in United States Fall November 8, 2006 (NY)
Expanded Release in United States November 10, 2006
Released in United States November 17, 2006 (Los Angeles)
