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Thank you for the good quality. I loved every minute of this film. I saw it in the festival of Cartage in Tunis. Not everyone loved the film. I noticed that many left the cinema when they saw that the family was happy that Saddam was captured. And they were disappointed. But for me I enjoyed it. It showed me the life of Iraqis seen by Iraqis! And that’s something we don’t have the opportunity to see everyday!
Thank you again !!!

By Billson on 2008 11 01 at 09:15 AM

I loved your film! Although it made me cry and sad. But it also made me smile. It’s an amazing film. And your nieces are just incredible! Your sister and brother as well, but I was particularly struck by your nieces. You really tell the story of the occupation, the initial hope, the joy, and then the disillusionment, the tragedies…through your family. And what an amazing loveable family you have! I am so sorry about your brother. I hope many many people around the world will watch this film.

By Nadje on 2008 09 24 at 09:18 PM

I just to say what a wonderful webpage, and to thank you on the wonderful testimony to Iraq and Iraqis everwhere. I would like to congratulate you on your wonderful achievement, you deserve all the credit this wonderful film deserves.
We look to seeing more from you!
lily

By Lily Al-Tai on 2008 07 08 at 01:20 PM

“… we both think it is a very moving and powerful documentation of the family. The camera shots were great and the account of the different family member is so touching....Please let us know when it will be on TV.

By Khin on 2008 07 04 at 07:09 AM

I just wanted to write and say how very moved I was by Kasim’s film last night.  It was a real privilege to spend time with his family. Their collective strength and individual humour was remarkable to see and really brought home to me in a way nothing I have seen or read before, just how ghastly life is for the people of Baghdad. It was strange seeing people I had been aware of remotely, through my time working with Kasim’s wife. I knew the headlines of their story but the practical realities and tensions had to be seen to be fully appreciated. I am really grateful he captured this pivotal time and I hope many more people get to see it via Channel 4.

By Jane on 2008 07 04 at 07:09 AM

I saw your wonderful film at the Frontline Club on Monday.  Congratulations.  It is an unforgettable story, and perfectly told.  To my surprise, I did not think it should be even one minute shorter!

By Liz on 2008 07 04 at 07:06 AM

It was a privilege for me and my family to watch your documentary last night. We were all moved by the sincerity and the emotions encapsulated in the film and the human story told so touchingly without political rhetoric. It will be a great success on TV as it is a different perspective from inside the soul of Iraq and Iraqis. Your family are so bright and so dignified throughout the years and the events which make it impossible not to feel a bond and an affinity with them through the story.  The nieces are particularly adorable! I wish them all a safe and hopeful future.  Congratulations on your successes (very well deserved) and best wishes for your future projects.

By Mahzad on 2008 07 04 at 07:06 AM

I was deeply moved by your film… It is very courageous to lay bare the deepest emotions & traumas of your own family. Also perhaps the only way an outsider can begin to understand what is happening in Iraq…

By Vik on 2008 07 03 at 08:53 AM

I was at the Frontline Club screening last night and was really touched by your film. There was no need to apologise for the length of the film, it’s so rare to see a film that’s so courageously slow-paced to start with and creates so much space all the way through - it was very beautiful and powerful. Congratulations.

By Laura on 2008 07 01 at 03:58 PM