Iraq Movies

A boy falls into an electronic challenge game that gradually leads him to commit crimes.

An insightful Kurdish short drama that examines modern societal expectations through contrasting viewpoints of different generations living together...

The film presents the story of three people who are facing execution in prison: a teacher, a Kurdish freedom activist, and a female poet. Together in...

Veterans of the most decorated battalion in marine corps history discuss the psychological injuries of war, and the unexpected trauma of returning to...

A poetic one-minute Kurdish micro-short capturing the powerful instant of emotional renewal and rebirth through nature, light, and silence.

Ali, a young Arab man living as an expatriate in Duhok, leads a lonely and isolated life, trapped in a heavy daily routine and struggling with a...

After examining a body, Dr. Lara begins to experience an event that shouldn’t have gone unnoticed before it happened..

A child is passionate about football and wants to become a goalkeeper, but on a walk with his family, they have an accident that changes his life.

A short documentary about Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef, reflecting on his life, poetry, and thoughts on exile and memory.

A symbolic Kurdish short film directed by Karina Mariwan that explores thresholds of memory, isolation, and courage through a solitary doorway.

Wisam, a soldier in the Iraqi counter-terrorism service, had left his child during the war, and as fate decides, he happens to find a left-alone...

Omer and Sihad plan to shoot a movie on a man with his cat. Suddenly, Omer gets into trouble and dissapears, leaving Sihad all alone with the movie...

An evocative Kurdish short drama following a photographer who captures portraits of resilience across post-conflict communities, discovering that...

A biographical documentary exploring the legacy of Fatah Agha Kakeyi, an influential figure in Kurdish history whose contributions to community and...

A sensitive Kurdish short drama exploring the fragile beginning of a new day as two individuals confront unspoken family grief and find quiet...

Iraqi comedy film, depicts the suffering of two unemployed young men and their reality in a satirical way.

Opened in an old house in 1992 by a close-knit group of Iraqi artists and writers, the Hiwar Center is a gathering place for those who are interested...

Two men: one wheelchair-bound and with a radio dangling around his neck, tuned to news of violence in Iraq; the other lies on his bed, his eyes fixed...