Leaving (Documents) 2007

0h 25min Director: Bahram Al-Zuhairi

With kidnappings and violence on the rise in their neighborhood, a Mandaean family from Baghdad makes the difficult decision to leave their home of 30 years to live in Damascus. Zuhairi’s powerful film documents the family’s painful process as they sell their belongings and divide up their house so it can be rented out. Finally, the film records their dangerous trip to the Syrian border and their arrival at their new home.