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Return to the Land of Wonders

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Filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi accompanies her father to Baghdad, Iraq, as he heads a committee to draft a constitution and a bill of rights.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 07/13/2005
3.5/5
Maysoon Pachachi's documentary is an on-the-fly diary of events and impressions into the challenges of extracting democracy from chaos.that offers insight Go to Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post 07/13/2005
2/4
The impact is lessened by the director's failure to let those who think the war is justified have their say. Go to Full Review James Crawford Village Voice 07/12/2005
Pachachi shows an almost sedate, dignified country attempting to rebuild in the face of an obstinate, largely unhelpful occupying force. Go to Full Review David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor 07/14/2005
4/4
[Pachachi] keeps things lively by roaming far and wide with her camera, returning to the statesmanship side of the documentary often enough to let us follow relevant events as they unfold. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Maysoon Pachachi

Director

Maysoon Pachachi

Producer

Maysoon Pachachi

Cinematographer

Anne Even

Film Editing

Maysoon Pachachi

Film Editing

Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi accompanies her father to Baghdad, Iraq, as he heads a committee to draft a constitution and a bill of rights.
Director
Maysoon Pachachi
Producer
Maysoon Pachachi
Production Co
Oxymoron Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 27, 2004, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 29, 2005
Runtime
1h 28m