Iraq's Invisible Beauty

Original Title: Iraq's Invisible Beauty

Documentary | 90' | 2023 (Completed)

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Director:	Jurgen Buedts, Sahim Omar Kalifa
Producer:	Jurgen Buedts
Writer:	Sahim Omar Kalifa, Jurgen Buedts

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At the age of 86, Latif Al Ani travels through Iraq in search of the people and places he photographed over 30 years, before the country was devastated by a series of wars.

www.iraqsinvisiblebeauty.com

synopsis

Latif Al Ani photographed Iraq for 30 years, before a series of wars wreaked havoc on the landscape and its inhabitants. Today, at the age of 86, he travels through his devastated country in search of the people and places he filmed, sharing his pictures with Iraqis who today cannot imagine that the world in the photographs was real.
Latif Al Ani was 30 jaar lang fotograaf in Irak, tot de oorlogen kwamen. Vandaag is hij 86 en reist door zijn verwoeste land op zoek naar mensen en plaatsen die hij ooit fotografeerde. Hij deelt zijn foto's met Irakezen die zich vandaag niet kunnen voorstellen dat de wereld op de foto's ooit werkelijkheid was.

Credits

Director
Jurgen Buedts, Sahim Omar Kalifa
Producer
Jurgen Buedts
Writer
Sahim Omar Kalifa, Jurgen Buedts
Editing
Jurgen Buedts
Photography
Jurgen Buedts, Jimmy Kets, Carl Rottiers
Sound
Ludo Elias, Joren Desmidt
Music
Laurent Petitgand

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Documentary
Year of production

2023
Production status
Completed
Original title
Iraq's Invisible Beauty
Original language
Arabic, English

Technical specs

Running time
90'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+ sub) Dolby
Available formats
DCP; 4K
Colour
Colour

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Contact

Las Belgas

Basdongenstraat 23
3120 Tremelo
Belgium

T +32 486 490 114
info@lasbelgas.be

www.lasbelgas.be

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Distribution
Canvas, AVROTROS, Arte France Cinema, Knowledge Network, Sveriges Television (SVT), YLE Finland, Al Jazeera