Sandlines, the Story of History
2020, Arabic. Directed by Francis Alÿs.
The children of a mountain village near Mosul re-enact a century of Iraqi history, from the secret Sykes-Picot agreement in 1916 to the realm of terror imposed by the Islamic State in 2016. The children revisit their past to understand their present.
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- 1h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 25 January 2020
- Country
- Iraq
- Written by
- Francis Alÿs
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Sandlines, the Story of History runs 61 minutes (1h 1m).
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Sandlines, the Story of History isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 January 2020. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Sandlines, the Story of History?
If you liked Sandlines, the Story of History, try Mr. Jones, Happy People: A Year in the Taiga, The Kite Runner.
Who directed Sandlines, the Story of History?
Sandlines, the Story of History (2020) was directed by Francis Alÿs.