Dawn of the World
2009, French. Directed by Abbas Fahdel.
The Mesopotamian Marshes, at the delta of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in the south of Iraq. This is where Mastour and Zahra grow up. Shortly after their marriage, Mastour and Zahra are forced to separate when the Gulf War breaks out. On the battlefield, Mastour befriends Riad, a young soldier from Baghdad. Mortally wounded, Mastour makes Riad promise to protect Zahra when the war is over. When Riad arrives in the village, he falls deeply in love with Zahra. But unable to bear the loss of her husband, Zahra shuts herself off. In this completely foreign environment that is hostile to this newcomer, and as a new conflict is on the verge of inflaming the whole area, Riad will do the impossible to find his place.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 27 May 2009
- Original title
- L'aube du monde
- Country
- France, Germany, Iraq
- Written by
- Abbas Fahdel
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Dawn of the World (2009) was directed by Abbas Fahdel and stars Karim Saleh, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass.