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Little Baghdad

Production: NHK
Japan (2007)
Audio: Japanese
Subtitles: N/A
50 min.
Genre: Documentary

c 2007 Buto Base(New Zealand)

With sectarian conflict escalating in Iraq, a mass exodus of Iraqi citizens fleeing the violence is underway. 400,000 have flocked to Syria, where they live in Iraqi ghettos on the outskirts of Damascus. NHK takes its cameras into "Little Baghdad" in Damascus to capture the daily reality of Iraqi refugees, as well as their influence on the volatile situation in the Middle East.

  • - Venue -
  • Monday, 23rd June 19:30 NHK Fureai Hall


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