Ιn Μy Μother’s Arms

Husham works tirelessly for the hopes, dreams and prospects of the 32 damaged children of war under his care at a small orphanage in Baghdad’s most dangerous district. Against this threatening backdrop, Husham begs for money to support the children, whilst the bittersweet dramas of their childhood play out: 7-year-old Saif can only remember his dead mother’s name, ‘Majuda,’ as he faces the taunts of other kids in constant playground battles; teenager Mohammed struggles to balance school life with his search for self-identity; whilst Salah, just 10 years old and too traumatised to speak, fears he may never be able to go to school. When the landlord gives Husham and the boys just two weeks to vacate, a desperate search ensues.
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Script: Atia & Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji
Cinematography: Zahir Kareem, Amar Manaa, Muthar Anaam, Osama Rasheed
Editing: Mohamed Jabarah & Ian Watson
Sound: Mark Heslop, Glen Freemantle,Meddo, Ali Rhayf, Mohamed Waael
Production: Human Film, UK T.+44 7835 378 454isabelle@humanfilm.co.uk www.humanfilm.co.uk & Iraq Al-Rafidain
Producers: Isabelle Stead, Atia & Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji
Co-production: Al-Jazeera English, UAE
Format: HDCAM Color
Production Country: Iraq-UK-The Netherlands-UAE
Production Year: 2011
Duration: 86
Contact: Wide House, France Anais Clanet Τ. +33 1 53 95 04 64 F. +33 1 53 95 04 65 ac@widemanagement.com www.widemanagement.com

Atia Jabarah Al-Daradji

Filmography

With Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji
2011 In My Mother’s Arms

Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji

Filmography

Selected
2005 Ahlaam/Dreams
2008 Iraq, War, Love, God, Madness
2010 Son of Babylon

With Atia Jabarah Al-Daradji
2011 In My Mother’s Arms