Homeland – Iraq Year Zero (2015): Part 01 – Before the Fall

Introduction Homeland: Iraq Year Zero is a 2015 documentary film written and directed by the Iraqi-French film director Abbas Fahdel. Outline Chronicles of everyday life in Iraq before and after the U.S. invasion. Part I: BEFORE THE FALL: Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes. For several months, the director filmed a group of Iraqis, mostly members…

Andrew Marshall

02/12/2019

1–2 minutes

History, Military Documentary, War

Introduction

Homeland: Iraq Year Zero is a 2015 documentary film written and directed by the Iraqi-French film director Abbas Fahdel.

Outline

Chronicles of everyday life in Iraq before and after the U.S. invasion.

Part I: BEFORE THE FALL:
- Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes.
- For several months, the director filmed a group of Iraqis, mostly members of his family, in their expectation of the war.
- This first part of the film ends with the start of US strikes on Baghdad.
Part II: AFTER THE BATTLE:
- Duration: 2 hours 54 minutes.
- Americans invades Iraq and the film shows the consequences of this invasion on the daily life of the characters.
- The film ends with the violent death of one of the main characters: the nephew of the filmmaker, twelve years old boy Haidar.

Production & Filming Details