Our River... Our Sky
In a typically mixed Baghdadi neighbourhood in 2006, a community of ordinary people try to live their everyday lives amidst the threat of unpredictable violence. At the heart of these intersecting stories we find Sara, a single mother and novelist, who regains her will to write after witnessing the forced exile of her Christian neighbour and best friend Sabiha. With the news of Saddam Hussein's sudden execution shortly before the New Year, Sara and her neighbours brace themselves for an uncertain future. Yet, like a miracle, each is able to sustain a fragile sense of hope.
Cast
Darina Al Joundi
as Sara
Basim Hajar
as Kamal
Amed Hashimi
as Yahya
Meriam Abbas
as Dijla
Zaydun Khalaf
as Kareem
Labwa Arab
as Mona
Ali El Kareem
as Boatman
Zainab Al-Ghanimi
as Reema
Mahmoud Abo Al Abbas
as Abu Haider
Badia Obaid
as Sabiha
Reviews
CinemaSerf
"Sara" (Darina Al Joundi) is a frustrated writer who lives with her young daughter "Reema" (Zainab Joda) in Baghdad in 2006. To put it mildly, it's a war zone. The Allies have only recently removed Saddam Hussein and the city is in chaos. Sunni and Shia mistrust, local warlords and racketeering make...
