Marooned in Iraq

Director
Bahman Ghobadi
Producer
Ferdowsi Media
Year
2003
Spoken
Persian
Subtitle
English
Country
Iran
Length
97
Format
DVD
Off
Description

During the Iran-Iraq war, an aging Iranian-Kurd musician hears that his wife, a singer with a magical voice who deserted him for his best friend and fled Iraq, is in trouble. He cons his two sons into acompanying him on his search for her, and they embark on an adventure filled with music, romance and danger. Acclaimed Iranian director Bahman Ghobadiís (A Time for Drunken Horses) award-winning film uses humor and wit to dramatize the plight of the Kurdish people.