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After the Downfall

  • Nach dem Sturz (Working title)
All titles (4)
Medium Length Film | 2007-2009 | France, Germany

Project data

Length of movie1h03
Aspect ratio16:9 (1 : 1,78)

Brief synopsis

Baghdad, April 2003. Saddam Hussein’s regime has been toppled. All Iraqi exiles see this as the best thing that has ever happened to them. Meanwhile in Germany, Azad, a Kurdish exile is glued to the TV screen. He has invited over his Iraqi exile friends to celebrate the event. They have brought plenty of wine and food. As the guests dance, sing and rejoice together, a continuous stream of images is shown on television: thousands of miles away, the Iraqi people too are overwhelmed with joy…However, at Azad’s home long-buried resentments and closeted secrets come out in the open. And the party suddenly turns into a violent settling of scores…

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Nazmi KirikMiro [L]
Julia ThurnauPauline, Journaliste [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Director of photographyAndréas Sinanos
Director of photographyEmre Erkmen
Costume designerClaudia Rössler
DirectorHiner Saleem
EditorMorgane Spacagna
ComposerCarnewa Suleyman
ProducerRobert Guédiguian
ProducerDominique Barneaud
ProducerHiner Saleem
Co-producerMehmet Aktas
Line producerVioletta Pasierb
Assistant to production managerThomas Kößler
Production sound mixerGarip Özdem
in kurdischer Sprache
in kurdischer Sprache
Boom operatorMarco Teufen

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Doc & Film International [fr]

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2009SwitzerlandLocarno Film Festival