‘Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad’ recounts the Iraqi tragedy.
00:00 - 01 يناير, 1970
Romeo is Shiite, Juliet Sunni, and they must contend not only with warring families but a country torn by conflict and sectarian strife: this is the story of “Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad”.
Pistols have replaced swords and some characters wear traditional dishdashas, abayas and keffiyah