Forget Baghdad = Insī Baghdād = Shekhaḥ mi-Bagdad /

Forget Baghdad = انسي بغداد = שכח מבגדד /

Focuses on the story of four Baghdadi Jews, all former members of the Iraqi Communist Party who were forced to emigrate at Israel's founding. They discuss their lives in Iraq among other Arabs, acclimating to life in Israel, and how their identity as Arabs has changed with time. Also features P...

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Other Authors:	Samir, 1955- (Screenwriter), Ballas, Shimon, 1930-2019 (on-screen participant.), Michael, Sami (on-screen participant.), Houry, Moussa (on-screen participant), Naqqāsh, Samīr (on-screen participant.), Shohat, Ella, 1959- (on-screen participant.), Aviv, Nurith (director of photography.), Bellaiche, Philippe (director of photography.), Abū Khalīl, Rabīʻ (composer (expression))
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Arabic Hebrew
Published:	[Seattle, Wash.] : Arab Film Distribution, [2006]
Edition:	Special ed.
Subjects:	Ballas, Shimon, > 1930-2019. Michael, Sami. Houry, Moussa. Naqqāsh, Samīr. Ballas, Shimon, > 1930-2019 Ḥizb al-Shuyūʻī al-ʻIrāqī > Biography. Ḥizb al-Shuyūʻī al-ʻIrāqī Jews, Iraqi > Israel > Biography. Jews > Iraq > History. Jewish communists > Israel > Biography. Motion pictures > Israel > History. Juifs irakiens > Israël > Biographies. Communistes juifs > Israël > Biographies. Cinéma > Israël > Histoire. Jewish communists. Jews. Jews, Iraqi. Motion pictures. Iraq. Israel. Feature films > Germany. Feature films > Switzerland. Foreign language films > Arabic. Foreign language films > Hebrew. Biographies. Documentary films. Feature films. History. Nonfiction films. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Official website (in English, French or German)

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