Farewell Baghdad
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Farewell Baghdad is a 2010 Iranian film directed by Mehdi Naderi
. The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 83rd Academy Awards
, but it did not make the final shortlist.
On the very day of her marriage, 29th of March 2003 Rebecca (Pantea Bahram
) lost her husband during the British-American attack on Iraq
. Today she's 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 (Mostafa Zamani
) 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.
Mehdi Naderi
Mehdī Nāderī is an Iranian film director. He started directing theater in 1988. He has directed documentaries and fiction films. He is also a producer, scriptwriter, advisor and editor....
. The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Plot
The Polish-American boxer Daniel Dalca (Mazdak Mirabedini) escapes his problems by enlisting in the army. After four years when his mission is over, he was to 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, 29th of March 2003 Rebecca (Pantea Bahram
Pantea Bahram
Pantea Bahram is an Iranian actress. She was born on 3 March 1967 in Tehran.-References:...
) lost her husband during the British-American attack on Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
. Today she's 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 (Mostafa Zamani
Mostafa Zamani
Mostafa Zamani was born in Mazandaran, Iran on June 21, 1982 and is a Persian actor who first appeared in the blockbuster mini series Yousuf e Payambar - Film :...
) is an Iraqi math teacher who lost his family on the 29 March Baghdad bombings
29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings
The 29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings was a 29 March 2007, double suicide attack on the al-Shaab market in a Shiite district of northeastern Baghdad....
. Meanwhile he detained and later imprisoned at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison
Abu Ghraib prison
The Baghdad Central Prison, formerly known as Abu Ghraib prison is in Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi city 32 km west of Baghdad. It was built by British contractors in the 1950s....
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 BahramPantea BahramPantea Bahram is an Iranian actress. She was born on 3 March 1967 in Tehran.-References:...
as Rebecca - Mostafa ZamaniMostafa ZamaniMostafa Zamani was born in Mazandaran, Iran on June 21, 1982 and is a Persian actor who first appeared in the blockbuster mini series Yousuf e Payambar - Film :...
as Saleh Al Marzouk - Cris Cyrus Saidi as Sgt. Sean Miller
- Reza MohammadyReza MohammadyReza Mohammady is an Iranian human-computer interaction engineer, award winning game developer and acclaimed web designer.He is also the creator of Augmented Reality aided simulation project XARMEX....
as Cpl. Nick Wilson - Majid Bahrami
- Arya Shakeri
- Adnan Shahtalai