The Journey

2017
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Title: The Journey

Original Title: Al Rahal

Year: 2017

Info

  • Country: Iraq Canada
  • Length: 82 Minutes (1 hour 22 min)
  • Budget: $1,000,000
  • Genre: Drama Thriller
  • Distributor: Adso Films

Release Dates

  • UK: March 22 2019

Plot

Iraqi film that places the story on December 30, 2006, the first day of Eid al-Adha, one of the most sacred Muslim festivities, at which time the city of Baghdad is celebrating the reopening of its train station. Sara enters the station with the intention of perpetrating an unthinkable act, a suicide attack. He seems to hesitate at the prospect of detonating the bomb, but is determined to get to the end. However, his plans are altered by Salam, a seductive seller, which makes Sara rethink her convictions, appealing to her humanity. After a series of events, Salam ends up as a hostage of Sara, and tries to dissuade her from going ahead. But is Sara willing to listen?

The film is directed by Mohamed Al Daradji.

Cast

Director:

Mohamed Al-Daradji Mohamed Al-Daradji

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Trivia

Oscar

Official submission of Iraq for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 91st Academy Awards in 2019.

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