A documentary film focusing on life in Iraq and specifically, . Footage from Iraqi Dr Riyadh.
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some memorable quips: "We are an occupied country with a puppet government. What did you expect?"
"Life is a tragedy"
"I study at the university of baghdad and speak spanish and english. .. if I die here..
"Where is the justice?
footage includes that of a a 9 year old prisoner at abu ghraib; "he is one of the most dangerous" a U.S. soldier says.
Film includes 13 minutes of extra footage of Dr Riyadh's inspection of the abu ghraib prison; he was sent there to inspect on behalf of the city council. He ran for office in the iraqi elections and much of the footage in MY COUNTRY focuses on his daily life and that of his family. A powerful, riveting, and sad film