Fatima
2017
Computer Files, Websites
A beautiful young woman returns to war-torn Baghdad and has to confront a harsh reality and shattered dreams. Fatima is an intimate film that tackles how sensitive human being react to the ominous reality of war and destruction. Using a poetic approach, the film subtly brings the viewer into the psyche of the main character, a 26 year old woman who returns to Baghdad to reunite with her family and fiancee, and to follow her dream of becoming a childcare specialist. Tensions progressively escalate as she finds the city and her family deeply affected by the violence. Her fiancee’s tragic death sends her into a spiral of grief and desperation that take her to a final decision by the Tigris river. In face of the absolute lack of hope, will she choose life or death?
Main title:
Author:
Lobodocs (Firm), distributorKanopy (Firm), distributor
Work:
Imprint:
Lobodocs, 2006.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2017.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.In Process Record.FilmOriginally produced by Lobodocs in 2006.In English
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
Index terms:
Middle East--Study and teaching
BRN:
419120
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/263353/external-image - Cover Image