When to see the film ‘Iraq in Fragments’ tonight, followed by a visit to a sushi bar, reminded me of Japan! The film is excellent, it looks at Iraq, the invasion, the occupation and the potential future, through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. The camera work is excellent, I was fascinated by the landscapes. It was completely refreshing to hear the viewpoints of people in Iraq, without preaching my own opinion, it is clear that the future of Iraq was always going to be complex, invasion or not; the film goes some way to help explain the present situation.
For me as an educator and geographer, the most fascinating voices were those of two children, Mohammed ,a fatherless child, working in a garage and struggling to learn to read and write, and Suleiman, a Kurdish child, who herds sheep, works at a brick factory and dreams of being a doctor. Fascinating insight, great for considering childhood geography…
Highly recommended.
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