Living in exile in France for the past 25 years, Abbas Fahdel last year made Retour à Babylone, the occasion to return home, be reunited with his childhood friends and explore a reality that was now alien to him. In this film, Fahdel's...
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Mowafak Abed-Salih | ... |
Self -Babylon Footage
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Abbo Assiya | ... |
Self : Babylon Footage
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Solange Billardello | ... |
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Nicolas Brossette | ... |
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| George W. Bush | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Solène Chabanais | ... |
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Fabien Commoy | ... |
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Pierre-Marie Denecker | ... |
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(as Pierre denecker)
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El-Hiti | ... |
Self - Weapons seller
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Ithar Fadel | ... |
Self - One of Abbas Fahdel's Nieces
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Oum Madhat Fadhel | ... |
Self - Abbas Fahdel's Grandmother
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| Abbas Fahdel | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Alice Fahdel | ... |
Self - Demonstrating in Paris against the imminent war in Iraq
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Amira Fahdel | ... |
Self - Abbas Fahdel's Mother
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Haidar Fahdel | ... |
Self - One of Abbas Fahdel's Nephews
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Ibrahim Fahdel | ... |
Self
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Ishtar Fahdel | ... |
Self - One of Abbas Fahdel's Nieces
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Kamar Fahdel | ... |
Self - One of Abbas Fahdel's Nieces
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Manar Fahdel | ... |
Self - One of Abbas Fahdel's Nieces
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Al-Obaidy Family | ... |
Themselves - Abbas Fadhel's Cousins
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Sophie Flament | ... |
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Haider | ... |
Self - Young boy
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Huday Husein | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Saddam Hussein | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Abou Ishtar | ... |
Self - Radio engineer
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Sami Kaftan | ... |
Self
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Kanar | ... |
Self
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Annick Lemonnier | ... |
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Manar Madhat | ... |
Self - Young Student
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Hassan Mirjan | ... |
Self - Babylon Footage
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| Edwige Navarro | ... |
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Stéphane Radoux | ... |
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Julie Rhône | ... |
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Directed by
| Abbas Fahdel | ||
Written by
| Abbas Fahdel | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Blanche Guichou | ... | producer |
| Carine Ruszniewski | ... | assistant producer |
Cinematography by
| Abbas Fahdel | ||
Editing by
| Stéphane Foucault | ||
| Sophie Imbert | ||
Editorial Department
| Eric Salleron | ... | color timer |
Production Management
| Babel | ... | unit manager: iraq |
| Alexis Gélinet | ... | unit manager |
| Pierre Huot | ... | post-production manager |
| Al Kanz | ... | unit manager: iraq |
| Annick Lemonnier | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Abbas Fahdel | ... | sound engineer |
| Paul Scemama | ... | re-recording mixer / sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Charlotte Vitroly | ... | camera trainee |
Additional Crew
| Gilles Baudouin | ... | production administrator |
| Clotilde Beslon | ... | production unit: france 2 |
| Marc Bordure | ... | production administrator |
| Audrey Dauman | ... | publicity: france 2 |
| Pierre-Marie Denecker | ... | production accountant (as Pierre Denecker) |
| Sophie Flament | ... | financial controller |
| Taous Goudjil | ... | production administrator |
| Elodie Gravelle | ... | trainee |
| Yves Jeanneau | ... | executive producer: france 2 |
| Anne Roucan | ... | executive producer: france 2 |
Thanks
| Laurent Boudal | ... | thanks |
| Gilles Bourbao | ... | thanks: Section des Intérêts Français en Irak |
| Mary Bourbao | ... | thanks: Section des Intérêts Français en Irak |
| Mathieu Cabanes | ... | thanks |
| Yvon Davis | ... | thanks |
| Azhâr Fahdel | ... | thanks |
| Bashra Fahdel | ... | thanks |
| Abou Sari | ... | thanks |
| Patrick Sobelman | ... | thanks |
| Abou Widian | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Agat Films & Cie
- Angoa-Agicoa (support)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- France 2 (FR2) (participation)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (support)
Distributors
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Al-Hayat Clinic, Baghdad (thanks)
- ITN Archive/Reuters (archives)
- Pathé Archives (archives)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Living in exile in France for the past 25 years, Abbas Fahdel last year made Retour à Babylone, the occasion to return home, be reunited with his childhood friends and explore a reality that was now alien to him. In this film, Fahdel's camera shows us Iraqis in another light and the hopes and fears of these men and women who escaped the nightmare of a dictatorship only to be mired in chaos. He is better equipped than anyone for this task. He is both an "outside" angle of vision and a brotherly view. An Iraqi among Iarqis, he embodies a reference point in the turmoil. His presence and commitment during the past year, his receptivity during those months when everyone was preparing for war explains why his camera is never indiscreet or prying. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Follows Back to Babylon (2002). See more » |