Farewell Baghdad (2010 film)

Farewell Baghdad
Promotional poster
Directed by	Mehdi Naderi
Written by	Mehdi Naderi
Produced by	DEFC
Starring	Mazdak Mirabedini Mostafa Zamani Pantea Bahram
Cinematography	Touraj Aslani
Edited by	Mehdi Naderi Hamid Najafirad
Music by	Masoud Sekhavatdoost
Release date	February 2010 (2010-02) (Fajr Film Festival)[1]
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Iran
Languages	English Arabic

Farewell Baghdad (Persian: بدرود بغداد) is a 2010 Iranian drama film directed by Mehdi Naderi. The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,^[2] but did not make the final shortlist.^[3]

Plot

The Polish-American boxer Daniel Dalca escapes his problems by enlisting in the army. After four years when his mission is over, he is sent back home where he would have to face his past problems. So he decides to desert the army. In the middle of a desert he gets bitten by a scorpion.

On the very day of her marriage, 29 March 2003, Rebecca lost her husband during the British-American attack on Iraq. Today she is managing a little restaurant on the Iraqi borderline where she hosts Iraqi and American soldiers. She goes to the landmines to clear mines in order to plant trees and palms at the very same places.

Saleh Al Marzouk is an Iraqi math teacher who lost his family on the 29 March Baghdad bombings. Meanwhile, he detained and later imprisoned at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison for three years. Disguised as a woman, he plans to blow himself up at a restaurant on Christmas Day in 2009. There, he suddenly discovers a picture of himself on the wall, when Rebecca enters the restaurant. Shocked, Saleh runs away.

Cast

• Mazdak Mirabedini as Daniel Dalca
• Pantea Bahram as Rebecca
• Mostafa Zamani as Saleh Al Marzouk
• Cyrus Saidi Mosanen as Lt. Sean Miller
• Reza Mohammady as Cpl. Nick Wilson
• Majid Bahrami
• Arya Shakeri
• Adnan Shahtalai

See also

• List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Film International, Iranian Film Quarterly".
2. "Iranian film on American soldier in Iraq heads for Oscars". thenational. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
3. "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.

External links

• Farewell Baghdad Website