Khalil Al-Rifai

In pre-revolution Iraq, in one of its border cities, Jasim is being persecuted by the authorities, and his family is also displaced, while everyone is waiting for a revolution to end their oppression.

A story unfolds with a dying king revealing to his three daughters that one of them must ascend to the throne. However, each princess, aspiring to become the next monarch, must undertake tasks bestowed by the moon priestess. Their ultimate quest involves retrieving a golden apple, a sacred symbol, to be presented at the temple, signifying the chosen one's rightful claim to the title of the new queen.

An Iraqi film about the life story of a money collector (Kamsari) inside one of the public transport buses in Baghdad, and the daily encounters with various segments and different characters, along with the funny situations and incidents that ensue.

Amidst the turmoil of the 1991 war, parents faced a harrowing choice: to protect their loved ones from bombs and missiles, they sought refuge in shelters. In Baghdad's Amiriyah shelter, 450 souls found solace, but tragedy struck at dawn when two US missiles, guided by precision, ravaged the sanctuary, leaving devastation in their wake. Desperate families waited outside, their hopes dashed as the reality of war's cruelty unfolded, leaving behind a dawn tainted with sorrow.

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