• 2020
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Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Summary With unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before. View more details

  • 2020
  • 1h

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Andy Serkis Omar Mohammed

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Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Jul 12, 2020

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Arte (part 1) Arte (part 1)

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) KEO films

Summary With unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before. View more details

Details

Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Jul 12, 2020

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Arte (part 1) Arte (part 1)

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) KEO films

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jul 12, 2020
War
Iraqi civilians recall their initial hopes before the realities of war become clear. That initial hope would be tragically short lived once the realities of occupation with no postwar plan hit the streets of Baghdad.
Episode 2 • Jul 19, 2020
Insurgency
The Iraqi insurgency is examined through Lt Colonel Sassaman's descent into the darkest regions of his psyche. Alaa Adel was 12 years old when she suffered life-changing injuries from a roadside bomb.
Episode 3 • Jul 14, 2020
Fallujah
The infamous battle of Fallujah is told by eye-witness accounts from journalists, soldiers and civilians.
Episode 4 • Jul 14, 2020
Saddam
CIA analyst John Nixon is the first person to interrogate Saddam Hussein after his capture.
Episode 5 • Jul 14, 2020
Legacy
The emergence of ISIS concludes the brutal legacy of the Iraq War.

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