Ahlaam

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Hyde Park Picture House
3rd November • 6.30pm

Directed by a recent graduate of Leeds' very own Metropolitan University, Mohamed Al-Daradji and his crew we re kidnapped, shot at and threatened with death over the course of filming this extraordinarily passionate and courageous debut. Filmed on the streets of Baghdad amidst actual warfare, three psychiatric patients are roaming the streets after their institution has been bombed. Based on Al-Daradji's own experiences of visiting hospitals in his home country during the war, this truly awe-inspiring work bears testimony to the chaos and disorder brought not only to the streets of Iraq, but also to its hearts and minds.

This film is also being shown as part of the Golden Owl Awards.

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